(Senior Elder at Father's Heart Ministries and function as
an Apostle and Prophet to the Body of Christ globally)
“Listen”
means to hear; to give undivided attention; to examine the merits of a case to render a just decision.It essentially denotes perceiving a message or sensing a sound!
Our interaction with God should be in the right spirit and attitude of heart and mind. This will guarantee that we will detect the frequency of God’s heart and decode the sounds He transmits in answer to our prayers!
“My sheep listen to my voice…”
Jn.10:27Listening is connected with detecting the voice of Jesus.
“Listen”:
in this verse means
“to hear with attention”, “be attentive”, ”to understand”
“My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.”
Prov.4:20 The voice is the conveyer of words.
Listening to the voice of Jesus then is to give heed to His words.
You cannot listen effectively to Jesus if you are not positioned within His immediate presence!
Listening to the “voice of words” suggest intimacy with the one who speaks!
True prayer is birthed out of a deep, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ!
“She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made.”
Mary was positioned correctly!
Martha was in the presence of Jesus, but was distracted! She had a wandering mind!
Mary “sat” at the Lord’s feet!
This suggests a posture of deep rest and tranquillity!
Proper prayer demands then that you establish your heart in a position of rest in the presence of King Jesus.
Mary “listened to what Jesus said”
“Said"
is the Greek word Logos which denotes the hidden intelligence behind the words of Jesus.
The hidden intelligence behind the words of Jesus is the Father!
When you listen to what Jesus says, you then get connected to the mind of the Father!
When Jesus speaks, He releases the words of the Father to you!
The Hebrew Perspective on Prayer
1. Come in Reverence