The Trumpet of Jesus
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” — John 10:27
Whose sound are you marching to these days?
Years ago I used to snow ski, before I broke my legs snow skiing. And one of the songs I loved to listen to back then was one the Imperials sang in the seventies called “Trumpet of Jesus.” I loved it because it had a driving beat, but I loved the message even more. It was about tuning your ears to Jesus while the rest of the world listens to a different sound and wanders around.
That’s exactly where many believers are today. The world is loud. It’s got its own beat, and it’s playing all day long through our phones and our televisions. And the voice of Jesus can get drowned out.
Jesus said His sheep hear His voice. That’s the normal Christian life. You can’t follow what you can’t hear.
But I need to tell you something. Many of us aren’t hearing the trumpet call of God, and it isn’t because He stopped speaking. It’s because we’ve grieved His Spirit. We’ve excused our behavior, our tone, and our attitudes, and we’ve lost our sensitivity to His tug. He wants to tell us to stop and minister to that one person or pray for that one person, and we never hear it.
The greatest thing you and I could ever do is align ourselves with where God is going and walk with Him there. But you’ll never experience that if you can’t hear Him.
So here’s your assignment. Turn off the noise for a while today. No radio in the truck, no TV in the background. Ask Him, “Lord, what are You saying to me?” When He nudges you to call someone or pray for someone, do it right away. The more you obey His voice, the better you’ll hear it.
Whose sound are you marching to these days?
Years ago I used to snow ski, before I broke my legs snow skiing. And one of the songs I loved to listen to back then was one the Imperials sang in the seventies called “Trumpet of Jesus.” I loved it because it had a driving beat, but I loved the message even more. It was about tuning your ears to Jesus while the rest of the world listens to a different sound and wanders around.
That’s exactly where many believers are today. The world is loud. It’s got its own beat, and it’s playing all day long through our phones and our televisions. And the voice of Jesus can get drowned out.
Jesus said His sheep hear His voice. That’s the normal Christian life. You can’t follow what you can’t hear.
But I need to tell you something. Many of us aren’t hearing the trumpet call of God, and it isn’t because He stopped speaking. It’s because we’ve grieved His Spirit. We’ve excused our behavior, our tone, and our attitudes, and we’ve lost our sensitivity to His tug. He wants to tell us to stop and minister to that one person or pray for that one person, and we never hear it.
The greatest thing you and I could ever do is align ourselves with where God is going and walk with Him there. But you’ll never experience that if you can’t hear Him.
So here’s your assignment. Turn off the noise for a while today. No radio in the truck, no TV in the background. Ask Him, “Lord, what are You saying to me?” When He nudges you to call someone or pray for someone, do it right away. The more you obey His voice, the better you’ll hear it.
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