Present in the Presence

Part 3: The Importance of Hearing God's Voice

There are three words in the Bible that translate “word” or “word of God.” Graphe is the written word of God that we find in our Bibles. Logos can be written or spoken and is the message, wisdom, or truths of God. John 1 tells us that Jesus is the ultimate logos. And lastly Rhema is God’s spoken word. Rhema is when the Holy Spirit communicates to us personally the words and heart of God.

Jesus says that what food is to our bodies, God’s spoken word, rhema, is to our souls. God wants us to know him, and one of the ways we get to know him is through hearing his voice. Hearing God’s voice may come through a song, being in nature, thoughts in your mind, dreams, or parts of scripture being highlighted to you as you read. If you have never heard God’s voice, he wants you to hear him!