The Father's Menu

The Father's Menu

Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

GOD’S VOICE

This is the third time recorded in the gospels that the Father spoke in an audible voice to or about Jesus (First, at Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River and second, at the transfiguration of Jesus). This verse makes it clear that it was a voice that the Father spoke in; however, there were different reports of the same event. Some people heard a voice and thought it was an angel who spoke. Others thought it was thunder.

This illustrates 'the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned' (1 Cor. 2:14). A carnal man with a hardened heart will always find some natural explanation for the supernatural even if he heard an audible voice from God.

Jesus didn't need to hear this audible voice of God because he had a more sure word of prophecy than the audible voice of God from heaven (2 Pet. 1:18-20). Jesus knew the 'voice' of the Old Testament scriptures that spoke of the Christ being glorified and He could also hear the Father's voice in His heart as He had on so many other occasions. This audible voice didn't come to reassure Jesus, but it came to those who had ears to hear, so that they might believe.

Prayer

I am of the Spirit, therefore, I know the voice of the spirit in Jesus name! I am no longer deaf to His voice, in Jesus name, Amen!

Further Reading 

Deuteronomy 4:36 “Out of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might instruct you. On earth he made you to see his great fire; and you heard his words out of the middle of the fire.”

2 Peter 1:18 “We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.”

Read through the Bible in 1 year: Leviticus 25:47-27:13 Mark 10:32-52
Psalm 45:1-17 Proverbs 10:22

Read through the Bible in 2 years: Lev 6.8-7.38 & Psalm 61