Whose Voice Are You Listening to?

“Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”John 18:37Pilate had so many voices ringing in his ears. He had the voice of his wife, who said to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today in a dream” (Mat. 27:19).Much louder were the voices of the chief priests who had handed Jesus over to him. Pilate also had the voice of his own conscience. Three times he declared that Jesus was innocent (Jn. 18:38; 19:4, 6).And then there was the voice of Jesus declaring to him, “I am a king, but My kingdom is not of this world. I came into the world to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to Me.”Whose voice are you listening to? Are you listening to the voice of past hurts? The voice of anger and frustration? The voice of unbelief? The voice of pride and ambition? The voice of shame and condemnation? The voice of fear? None of these voices will bring you help or hope or healing.Listen to the voice of Jesus. He says, “My sheep hear my voice” (10:27). “Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice” (18:37).You listen to Jesus by hearing the words He speaks in the Bible. Get in the habit of opening your Bible and soaking in the truth that Jesus came to reveal. You will find strength, life, hope, and healing as you listen to Him.Whose voice are you listening to?