Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

We are told by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans that faith comes by hearing the word. It is the word that is spirit and life and it is the word that empowers the individual who not only hears it but applies it to their lives. As we consider the offensive component of our armoury, let us say a few things about the process of hearing and doing. For faith to come, the word must be heard. However, being able to listen and then to process what has been heard is not always straightforward.  We live in a society where there is great competition for our attention and the noise level around us is huge. All these voices are competing for our attention and so to hear the voice of the Lord involves filtering out all the other spurious noises whilst tuning in to the voice of the Lord. So God says to Jeremiah, it would appear that my people have forgotten me as they don’t come to me anymore but rely on their own abilities and senses (Jeremiah 3:31-37). Hearing is a gift given to almost all of us, listening is an art that only a few of us implement. Tuning into God can be described as tuning into a particular radio station. You must know the frequency of that station and then you have to make the effort to find the station on busy airways.  Once you are tuned into the frequency of the Lord you are then able to receive the’ downloads’ from him on a regular basis. Tune in today and receive a mighty download so that you can grow! Read Romans 10.