I Hear You, God! 上帝，我听见祢了！

[Dexu Xia]

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.  John 10:3

Baby Graham fussed and wiggled as his mother held him in her lap while the doctors inserted his first hearing aid. Moments after the doctor turned on the device, Graham stopped crying. His eyes widened. He grinned. He could hear his mother’s voice comforting him, encouraging him, and calling his name.

Baby Graham heard his mother speaking, but he needed help learning how to recognize her voice and understand the meaning of her words. Jesus invites people into a similar learning process. Once we accept Christ as our Savior, we become the sheep He knows intimately and guides personally (John 10:3). We can grow to trust and obey Him as we practice hearing and heeding His voice (v. 4).

In the Old Testament, God spoke through the prophets. In the New Testament, Jesus—God in the flesh—spoke directly to people. Today, believers in Jesus have access to the power of the Holy Spirit, who helps us understand and obey God’s words which He inspired and preserved in the Bible. We can communicate directly with Jesus through our prayers as He speaks to us through Scripture and through His people. As we come to recognize God’s voice, which is always in alignment with His words in the Bible, we can cry out with grateful praise, “I hear You, God!”

By:  Xochitl Dixon

How has God used the Scriptures to reveal Himself to you this week? How can you speak His wisdom to others who need comfort or encouragement today?

I hear You, God! Please help me receive and share the truth and love You reveal to me as I read the Bible. 

看门的就给祂开门，羊也听祂的声音。—约翰福音10章3节

当医生将助听器放进小宝宝瑞瑞的耳朵里时，瑞瑞在妈妈怀里使劲地扭动哭叫。但是在医生启动助听器一会儿之后，瑞瑞就不再哭泣了，而且还张大眼睛，咧嘴笑了起来。因他可以听见妈妈的声音了，听见妈妈安慰他、鼓励他，并且喊他的名字。

小宝宝瑞瑞固然能听见妈妈说话，但他仍需要协助，好让他学习如何辨认妈妈的声音，并且明白妈妈所说的是什么意思。耶稣邀请人们进入类似的学习过程。一旦我们接受基督为救主，我们就成为祂所熟知的小羊，而且祂会亲自引导我们（约翰福音10章3节）。当我们练习聆听祂的声音，就能越来越信靠祂、顺服祂（4节）。

在旧约中，上帝透过先知说话。在新约里，这位降世为人的耶稣直接向人们说话。今天，基督徒已获得圣灵的能力，圣灵会帮助我们，了解与顺从上帝的话语，也就是上帝所启示并记载于圣经内的真理。耶稣会透过圣经以及祂的子民向我们说话，而我们可以藉着祷告直接与耶稣交谈。当我们能够认出上帝的声音（祂所说的必定与圣经记载的完全一致），我们就会扬声感恩赞叹：“上帝啊，我听见祢了！”

作者：  邓书琪

本周上帝如何透过圣经向你启示祂自己？
你要如何用上帝的智慧
安慰与鼓励有需要的人？

上帝，我听见祢了！感谢祢让我在读圣经时，
看到祢向我启示的爱与真理，
请帮助我接受并与人分享