[This reflection by Chris Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 28/May/2023]
Recently we attended a meeting where a young African man called Surprise Sithole was speaking. At the age of 15 he was sleeping in a mud hut with his Mum, Dad and sister by his side. He heard a loud voice saying “Get up and leave Surprise, if you don’t you will die”.
He is a well known speaker, you can watch him on you tube or read his book “a voice in the night”. God got him away from his community just before his parents were killed by a rival tribe.
Isaiah 30:21 says, ‘…your ears will hear a voice behind you saying this is the way, walk in it‘. Jesus is speaking to us all the time, but we fail to hear Him. Samuel in the old testament said “Speak Lord for your servant hears you”.
I want to hear the voice of God really clearly, just like the above people. Not only to hear His voice but to be totally obedient.
God has far more for us than we can think or expect, even in the small events of life. Why don’t we be like Samuel and say, ‘speak Lord for your servant is listening‘? We could end up doing far more than we thought just by being obedient.
Go on give it a go, the testimonies could be amazing and we could bring many people into God’s kingdom.
Bless you
Chris Ginter
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