The Voice Of The Word

Apostle Grace Lubega

Gen 21:16-17(KJV); And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept. And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

The Word of God has a voice. Need also has a voice.

It is possible to worship God but what is heard in the realm of the spirit is the voice of need and not the voice of the Word.

It is possible to pray to God but what He hears in the spirit is the voice of need and not the voice of the Word of God.

Some people pray and do not receive because they ask amiss (James 4:3). Their asking amiss is in the fact that their voices carry need and not the Word.

The nature of need is that it seeks to set you apart from the God of all abundance, He that is in you and in whom you are, making the need your sole focus and not the God who supplies all things and has given you everything that pertains to life and godliness.

In our theme scripture, the voice of Hagar was the voice of need.

Ishmael as the seed of Abraham represents the voice of the Word because Luke 8:11 says the seed is the Word.

That is why even though it was Hagar that cried unto God, the language of the scriptures is very clear.

God did not hear her cries. The Bible says Hagar wept but the angel said, “God has heard THE VOICE OF THE LAD.” He heard the voice of the seed.

In Psalms 126:6, He says, “He that goes forth and weepeth, bearing precious SEED, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”

The Psalmist speaks of one who is weeping but he weeps with seed [the word] and not with need.

No matter the circumstance, never let your prayer to God be colored by the voice of need; raise your voice but do so with the Word of God.

His name be praised.

FURTHER STUDY: Luke 8:11, Psalms 126:6

GOLDEN NUGGET:

No matter the circumstance, never let your prayer to God be colored by the voice of need; raise your voice but do so with the Word of God.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for this day. I am grateful Lord for your Word. In it, I have the answer for all circumstances. It is the Word that I look to and in the Word that I pray. It is in the Word that I worship and in the Word that I fast. It is in the Word that I serve and in the Word that I give. Your Word is my pattern in all things. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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