To Hear God Dey Speak

Wenesde, January 3, 2024
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John still give testimony, e talk say, “I see the Spirit come down from the sky like dove and remain on top am. I no know am, but the One wey send me to baptize with water tell me say, ‘The person wey you see the Spirit come down on top and remain, na im go baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I don see am, and I don give testimony say na im be the Son of God.” John 1:32–34

One thing wey worth to notice be say, for the Gospel of John, Saint John the Baptist no baptize Jesus at all, as the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke show am. Instead, for the Gospel of John, John the Baptist only see from far as the Holy Spirit dey come down, and then e talk the words wey we quote above. The next day, John the Baptist point to Jesus as the “Lamb of God,” and two of im own disciples leave am follow Jesus.

Why this difference wey appear to dey between the Gospel of John and the three Synoptic Gospels? Even though e hard to answer that question with certainty, one thing wey the Gospel of John make especially clear be say, the Father give John the Baptist special spiritual knowledge say Jesus na the “Lamb of God.” For this Gospel, the revelation of Who Jesus be no happen in a way wey everybody wey dey there hear and see. Instead, the Gospel of John focus on the understanding wey John the Baptist receive inside im heart from the One wey send am. And the One wey send am na the Father for Heaven.

One spiritual truth wey worth to think deeply about from the account for the Gospel of John wey we read today be say, the conviction and certainty wey John the Baptist receive about who Jesus be strong so tey e know Who Jesus be without any doubt at all. This personal revelation wey John the Baptist receive change im life. From that time go, everything wey e do na to point people to Jesus.

As you dey think deeply about this spiritual revelation about Jesus wey John the Baptist receive from the Father for Heaven, ask yourself wetin go convince you more. Na to hear voice from Heaven wey your ear fit hear, wey dey declare Who Jesus be? Or na to receive this same knowledge as the Father dey speak to your spirit inside your heart? If you believe say the first one, the voice wey come from outside and wey your ear fit hear, go convince you more, then e good make you pause and think again. The truth be say, the way wey God dey speak to us wey clear pass and sure pass na inside our heart. And even if voice wey ear fit hear speak from Heaven, as the Synoptic Gospels show, faith for the hearts of the people wey hear am must still confirm that Voice inside them, so that e go convince them reach the deepest part of their being.

Today, think deeply about this spiritual truth: God the Father want speak to you for the deepest part of your soul, so that you go know for sure who He be and say everything wey He don talk na truth. You dey hear God dey speak? You don allow Im Voice convince you? Listen to Am today, and allow everything wey He tell you become the source and goal of everything wey you dey talk and do for life.

Father for Heaven, You don show me Who You be and Your plan for my life in plenty ways. And even though You dey always speak to me, I admit say I no dey always listen. Abeg, open my soul to You more fully, so that I go get faith and know for sure say You love me and say Your will for my life dey perfect. Jesus, na You I trust.

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