they’ve convinced me to let the Word of God speak to me
daily, most predominantly and powerfully through my regular
planned Bible reading. And after years of following this
pattern, I echo Murray’s words, convinced that God speaks
most clearly and often to me as I read the Bible during my
morning devotions. God’s voice to me is as loud and clear as if
He were standing in the kitchen conversing with me.
In fact, as I mentioned earlier, I use a 365-day version of the
Bible that allows me to hear God’s voice daily. (This resource
has also helped me read through the entire Bible yearly.) And it
never fails. Daily I hear God talk to me through the very verses
I am reading—whether I am reading of a person’s request for
help in the midst of a battle or the heartfelt plea of a parent to
help his or her family. The Word of God inevitably, through my
daily Bible reading, gives me direction on how I might tackle a
tough situation or comforts me by giving me hope in my
anxiety. Over the years, I have consistently heard God’s voice
simply because I have been consistent enough to open the
Bible to “today’s” reading. Daily, while reading God’s Word, I
wait and listen for God to talk to me by impressing helpful or
encouraging thoughts upon my heart and mind, which always
address my present or pending concerns.
Even when you aren’t sure it is God talking to you
personally, you can confidently use His Word to reference,
test, and confirm all things. (Second Timothy 3:16–17 says,
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the
man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good
work.”)