WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.760 Real life presents the Jack Hibbs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim 2 00:00:05.760 --> 00:00:10.600 truth, equip the saints and impact our culture. So hey welcome back to our 3 00:00:10.600 --> 00:00:14.600 podcast. Listen previously we're talking about the voice of God God speaks. 4 00:00:14.600 --> 00:00:19.520 Secondly after that we looked at having ears that is ears that are hurt to 5 00:00:19.520 --> 00:00:23.480 hear what God is saying and today we're going to be looking at the mouth. What do we 6 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:28.080 say after God is spoken? That's what's coming up next right here in the 7 00:00:28.080 --> 00:00:32.080 lecture. 8 00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:38.640 You can get the outlines of this podcast by going to jackhibbs.com slash podcast. 9 00:00:38.640 --> 00:00:43.920 Today if this podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled 10 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:48.800 life in Christ then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings. To us 11 00:00:48.800 --> 00:00:54.360 that's like saying amen or yes then that rating will encourage others to listen. 12 00:00:54.920 --> 00:01:01.560 Now open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you. Here is Jack Hibbs. 13 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:08.280 Alright so listen we're talking about the reality of our ability to receive 14 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:13.080 and hearing what God is saying. Number one or first time together we're talking 15 00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:19.160 about the voice of God. God can speak any way he wants to speak. He can speak 16 00:01:19.160 --> 00:01:25.800 audibly. He can speak by dreams. There's no limit to what God can use to speak but 17 00:01:25.800 --> 00:01:32.760 the Bible tells us in these last days now he is spoken to us by his son Jesus Christ 18 00:01:32.760 --> 00:01:37.800 and the Bible makes it very clear that that narrative that conversation that God has given us 19 00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:43.240 is revealed in the Bible. So the Bible is God's tool by which he confirms or speaks to us. 20 00:01:43.320 --> 00:01:49.960 Secondly we saw that the heart must have ears. We have to nurture that. It's it's hard. In fact 21 00:01:49.960 --> 00:01:56.360 before we get into the third and final talk on this watch how difficult this is. We talked 22 00:01:56.360 --> 00:02:02.440 about clearing the field of noise away from our hearts. So watch this. Are you ready? Listen 23 00:02:02.440 --> 00:02:07.160 listen get ready now. Watch how hard this is. I'm going to look at the timer. We're going to 24 00:02:07.160 --> 00:02:11.800 take a little moment. Are you doing this in your life to get still to get along with God? 25 00:02:11.880 --> 00:02:13.400 Ready? Set. Go. 26 00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:32.440 That's 10 seconds. That was 10 seconds of quietness and it felt like an eternity. You know 27 00:02:32.600 --> 00:02:41.640 wild about how we're wired is for those of you who are parents when everything's fine at home you 28 00:02:41.640 --> 00:02:47.400 got kid noise going on you know kid noise there's some whining there's some griping there's toys 29 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:54.440 moving around you hear plastic wheels on the on the tile you hear little conversations of the 30 00:02:54.440 --> 00:03:00.840 little ones you you hear them don't you you hear them but you're not listening to them 31 00:03:01.640 --> 00:03:08.280 you know you're just assessing you're making spaghetti the kitchen is going life phones ringing 32 00:03:08.280 --> 00:03:13.400 but you got an ear of the ambient noise the kids are the kids are noisy 33 00:03:16.120 --> 00:03:19.880 all of a sudden do you know what interrupts you with a scream it's not the kid 34 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:26.760 there's an alarm that goes off because now you're no longer hearing any nothing from the kid no 35 00:03:26.760 --> 00:03:33.560 noise no movement and a parent can be just completely fine doing their thing and then this 36 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:39.640 silence coming from the kid and the parent is lit up what's going on and they immediately you 37 00:03:39.640 --> 00:03:45.080 must immediately go in search and see wouldn't it be great if you saw your kid looking up the window 38 00:03:45.880 --> 00:03:52.760 your two-year-old contemplating creation in the wonders of God that's not going on 39 00:03:53.640 --> 00:03:56.760 they're either eating something they're not supposed to or they're pulling their 40 00:03:56.760 --> 00:04:00.680 sisters hair out or sometimes going on that they're not supposed to be doing 41 00:04:01.720 --> 00:04:07.320 why is that happening because we are creatures that are wired to hear and to listen so what we're 42 00:04:07.320 --> 00:04:14.360 talking about is this now is what is spoken our mouth if if God is speaking to us with a voice 43 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:19.160 and if we have ears to hear what the spirit of God is saying to us the next thing is what are we 44 00:04:19.160 --> 00:04:25.880 doing with our mouth after we've heard what God has said this is important number one 45 00:04:26.760 --> 00:04:32.200 when God says things to us listen not everything is to be repeated out to others 46 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:37.480 God will speak to us and it's personal 47 00:04:38.440 --> 00:04:45.400 this is an important thing in my life for example when when I became a Christian some years 48 00:04:45.400 --> 00:04:52.680 after so I'm going to say it was three years after I became a Christian something happened 49 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:58.440 at a little prayer meeting at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in the late 70s 50 00:04:59.160 --> 00:05:13.320 and God spoke something through someone directed at me and I've never had the liberty in all my 51 00:05:13.320 --> 00:05:19.480 life that was 46 plus years ago I've never had the liberty to tell other people what it was that 52 00:05:19.480 --> 00:05:28.200 that man said why I wrote it down I haven't written down it's very lengthy but what's amazing is 53 00:05:28.200 --> 00:05:37.240 about 75% of it has already been fulfilled about 25% of it remains just check tell me I can't tell you 54 00:05:38.200 --> 00:05:43.480 I'm not allowed to tell you God's made it very clear you keep this to you this is between us 55 00:05:43.880 --> 00:05:51.640 I'll do this but it's between us maybe someday when I'm old and dying I can you know put it in a book 56 00:05:51.640 --> 00:05:56.760 or have somebody write about it but right now I can't talk about it just because God speaks to you 57 00:05:56.760 --> 00:06:03.240 doesn't mean you're supposed to jump up on the rooftop and blab it everywhere so be very wise about 58 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:11.000 what God has spoken to you about don't blur it out don't post it don't do a podcast about it 59 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:19.000 ask God I might I might to talk about this just because God revealed something to you listen 60 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:24.440 A.W. Tozer wrote a book it's an awesome book you have to get it a little book that I'm not your 61 00:06:24.440 --> 00:06:32.280 socks off it's called God tells the man who cares by A.W. Tozer not everything God says to you you're 62 00:06:32.280 --> 00:06:38.360 supposed to repeat number two when God tells you to say something when many speaks to you then say 63 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:47.880 it speak it ask him for wisdom sometimes today in our modern age of Christianity it's so lack 64 00:06:47.880 --> 00:06:55.880 luster and it's so thin and veneer that if somebody says I've got a word from God people flock 65 00:06:56.600 --> 00:07:00.520 to hear what's going to be said because quite frankly let's be honest number one hey if he's 66 00:07:00.520 --> 00:07:05.320 got a word for God then that means I don't have to wait on God myself tell me what's up that's 67 00:07:05.320 --> 00:07:09.320 pretty scary because you don't know what that guy is going to say and you don't know if it's from 68 00:07:09.320 --> 00:07:15.160 God or not okay so just because somebody saying something doesn't mean it's from God 69 00:07:17.080 --> 00:07:21.240 so when you want to take into consideration what is being said does it match up with scripture 70 00:07:21.240 --> 00:07:26.760 number two does the person's life being lived out match up with scripture important 71 00:07:27.320 --> 00:07:36.680 but once God speaks to you about something and you know it listen I say this lovingly I say this 72 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:42.680 because it's a common part of my life every pastor will know immediately what I'm talking about 73 00:07:42.680 --> 00:07:52.360 who's watching right now when God speaks to you and you know it there's a tear there's a fear 74 00:07:53.160 --> 00:08:01.080 that comes upon you of stewardship about what's just been said to you how do I say this 75 00:08:02.760 --> 00:08:11.240 when do I say this how was this to be spoken so for example friends has God been speaking to you 76 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:20.040 God speaking voice to you your heart with ears about somebody that you love 77 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:24.520 you know that there's something going on in their life that's not right 78 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:39.640 God tells you to go tell them these words that's terrifying do not consult your friends 79 00:08:40.680 --> 00:08:44.840 hey I think God said this to me do you think I should do this your friends are gonna say 80 00:08:44.840 --> 00:08:50.760 because God didn't speak to them no or yes or yeah you know what you should do you should jump 81 00:08:50.760 --> 00:08:58.840 them sit on their chest and yell at them about it no calm down don't talk to others about it 82 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:06.120 but if God says you need to tell your friend that what they're doing is wrong and before you tell 83 00:09:06.120 --> 00:09:13.640 them you need to pray yourself up and ready I shared it to you so that you are to talk to them 84 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:20.840 don't tell somebody else about it you go to them but you speak it you must listen Jeremiah 85 00:09:21.480 --> 00:09:25.640 God is so cool Jeremiah a lot of you don't know I don't know if you know there's a Jeremiah was 86 00:09:25.640 --> 00:09:31.720 a teenager God says to Jeremiah hey I'm gonna give you a word I'm gonna put my word in your mouth 87 00:09:33.480 --> 00:09:39.800 so God put his word in Jeremiah's mouth and Jeremiah this is funny because I'm sure God 88 00:09:39.800 --> 00:09:45.320 didn't put this Jeremiah's mouth God puts his word in Jeremiah's mouth Jeremiah turns around with 89 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:51.880 his mouth and says I'm not gonna say that I'm too young no one's gonna listen to me it's hilarious 90 00:09:51.880 --> 00:09:58.440 but does that describe the life that we live as Christians God says in the word I want you to say 91 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:05.240 this say it with listen say it with reverence with awe say it lovingly but speak the truth 92 00:10:05.560 --> 00:10:19.880 but speak it you can't say I'm not gonna do that God you can't say yes Lord or no Lord 93 00:10:21.320 --> 00:10:31.480 it's I'm gonna obey I'm gonna do this and so when we speak out of our mouths it needs to be 94 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:40.680 edifying it needs to be in accordance with the word convicting it might be convicting it might 95 00:10:40.680 --> 00:10:49.880 encourage someone it could be a rebuke it could be instructive it could be something that gives 96 00:10:49.880 --> 00:10:57.720 people enlightenment or understanding whatever you're sharing I love this from Isaiah chapter six 97 00:10:57.720 --> 00:11:06.520 it needs to come off the altar of righteousness and holiness and placed on your tongue like it was 98 00:11:06.520 --> 00:11:13.160 on Isaiah's tongue and then God said who's gonna it's amazing will place this on us who's gonna 99 00:11:13.160 --> 00:11:19.960 speak for us in Isaiah says I'll do it why because Isaiah knew hey my sins have been purged 100 00:11:20.680 --> 00:11:24.520 God's word is in my mouth the spirit of God's upon me he can use me 101 00:11:24.840 --> 00:11:32.440 and so wouldn't it be wonderful if we slowed down as Christians Christ followers and we began 102 00:11:32.440 --> 00:11:38.200 to speak life remember the Bible tells us that we need to be careful what we say because we are 103 00:11:38.200 --> 00:11:45.480 actually pronouncing in a sense a destiny upon people's lives I'm not talking about weirdness here 104 00:11:45.480 --> 00:11:52.280 I'm saying it this way if you constantly criticize your husband or your wife or your kids if you're 105 00:11:52.280 --> 00:11:59.480 saying what are you doing that for oh you know what you're too short for that you're too tall for 106 00:11:59.480 --> 00:12:06.680 that you up listen I've never been able to do that I doubt if you can you're destroying people 107 00:12:06.680 --> 00:12:15.560 talking like that well then it never happened listen when God speaks through you now that's 108 00:12:15.560 --> 00:12:20.200 what we're really talking about now it's coming around a full circle God spoke to you you had ears 109 00:12:20.200 --> 00:12:26.360 to hear he's put it in your heart and in your mouth and now it's to be spoken it's to be done as 110 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:32.440 God's vessels God God's tools with reverence in awe knowing that we are speaking the word in the 111 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:39.560 New Testament's the oracles of God can you imagine wow we are to proclaim the word of God when we 112 00:12:39.560 --> 00:12:46.520 speak we're to speak in a way that is that which builds up people we're to speak joy we're to 113 00:12:46.520 --> 00:12:53.720 speak life into people we listen it's an awesome thing to say to your little kid you do know you 114 00:12:53.720 --> 00:13:00.120 do know this right that if you follow God and put him first in your life junior there's nothing 115 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:05.880 that God will withhold from you whatever he's got plan for you you can expect it to happen notice 116 00:13:05.880 --> 00:13:14.040 I didn't say God's gonna make you rich you know if you follow God junior you'll never be sick 117 00:13:14.040 --> 00:13:22.120 that's insane what you can say is you know what sweetheart you follow God and whatever he's 118 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:29.080 planned for your life it's gonna happen you speak that to your kids speak that to your husband 119 00:13:29.080 --> 00:13:33.480 into your wife before they go out the door tell them you know what I'm gonna be praying for you 120 00:13:33.480 --> 00:13:39.000 today as you walk and busy about whatever you've got to do today I'm telling you right now 121 00:13:39.800 --> 00:13:45.560 that God's going before you and I pray that God has your thoughts all day long you have an 122 00:13:45.560 --> 00:13:49.240 amazing day I pray that God even shows you something really awesome today and you know that it's 123 00:13:49.240 --> 00:13:56.200 him doing it speak it speak with your mouth and this is not positive confession if you want that 124 00:13:56.200 --> 00:14:03.400 kind of stuff then turn the channel I'm talking about being an actual spirit led individual because 125 00:14:03.400 --> 00:14:07.960 the word of God is in you the spirit of God's got something to work with now because there's 126 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:16.600 Bible in you you've heard from God and listen the natural result is speaking life and love truth 127 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:23.640 to other people so somebody long time ago said I don't know what was it doesn't matter 128 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:30.040 don't get it don't get up there and say something just don't walk up to the microphone and say 129 00:14:30.040 --> 00:14:35.960 something go to the microphone because you've got something to say that's cool right 130 00:14:39.080 --> 00:14:46.840 don't make something up and blame God for it well the Lord told me that this is what's going to 131 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:54.200 happen and it doesn't happen how many times you've heard this God told me this and it doesn't happen 132 00:14:54.680 --> 00:15:01.080 and you asked them hey what happened oh you know I don't know what the Lord's doing he changed 133 00:15:01.080 --> 00:15:07.240 his mind he didn't change his mind you never heard from him so you went around talking about stuff 134 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:12.600 that you never got secured with God you got all excited but with no knowledge yet all the 135 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:18.360 zeal to spread the news but it wasn't news at all it was false so what you want to be very careful 136 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:24.120 about is when we speak that we're speaking that which honors God blesses God because listen 137 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:29.720 everywhere that you and I speak the Bible says we'll be held accountable for in the day of judgment 138 00:15:29.720 --> 00:15:39.000 the believers us so from here on out when we get around other people's lives we shouldn't be the 139 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:47.800 party pooper to their life we should be known for people go talk to them ask them see what they 140 00:15:47.800 --> 00:15:56.040 think about it they listen to God they fear the words but even in that situation I got and I'm 141 00:15:56.040 --> 00:16:01.960 going to end with this for those of you who know me if you come up and you ask Pastor Jack you know 142 00:16:02.680 --> 00:16:13.720 um I think I think uh I think we're going to move to to New York okay but great what do you think 143 00:16:13.720 --> 00:16:22.360 about that I won't answer people I never have and never will what do you asking me you think 144 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:28.920 God's telling you to move to New York or to move to California you don't ask me what I think 145 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:35.640 it's irrelevant what I think oh can you pray for us that uh because we're thinking about getting 146 00:16:35.640 --> 00:16:43.480 a new job in San Jose I'll pray for you but you've got to hear God's voice on your own 147 00:16:44.840 --> 00:16:50.840 you've got to know it's him speaking and then once he has spoken now you can speak about it 148 00:16:51.560 --> 00:16:56.680 and you can be sure about it without any doubt and I thank God that what I'm telling you right now 149 00:16:57.640 --> 00:17:05.400 is so true in my life and a fact that when I get to the pulpit or out on the street or I'm stopped 150 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:11.800 at the mall or the airport hey Jack what about this if I'm a speaking Bible I'm good 151 00:17:12.680 --> 00:17:17.960 if what's coming out of my mouth doesn't matter if they like it or not I'm good if I'm honoring God 152 00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:24.840 with my words because it's truth I'm speaking in love I've done my part now it's up to them to deal 153 00:17:24.840 --> 00:17:32.920 with it so guys let me insert it this way um to put a bow around all that we've been talking about 154 00:17:32.920 --> 00:17:41.080 in these three sessions together it's this that what do I do after I've heard from God and I'm 155 00:17:41.080 --> 00:17:50.760 supposed to speak or do or act right go what do I do understand this it's all in faith it's got to 156 00:17:50.760 --> 00:17:56.920 be by faith but faith is not blind you now know enough by what you've learned that what God has 157 00:17:56.920 --> 00:18:05.800 said requires obedience obedience is faith in action faith is actually tangible because I can see 158 00:18:05.800 --> 00:18:11.480 it happening in your life you see it goes from the invisible into the world around me because 159 00:18:11.480 --> 00:18:18.600 obedience is something that affects you and others so when he speaks you take it in you hear him 160 00:18:18.600 --> 00:18:26.200 you discern that word of God confirms it and you act that applies to tomorrow that applies to 161 00:18:26.200 --> 00:18:33.880 the mission field it applies to everything of life it's very simple if you take the time to unpack 162 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:40.200 that and to put these pieces together so listen you know what I'm gonna say it's time for you to live 163 00:18:40.200 --> 00:18:46.840 out what it is that you believe in it's time for real life so listen if these are blessing you 164 00:18:46.840 --> 00:18:51.560 if these podcasts are making a difference in your life share it that's the greatest thing if you 165 00:18:51.560 --> 00:18:57.560 wanted to send me an encouraging word it would be best if you just shared it with other people 166 00:18:58.680 --> 00:19:03.160 the reach is what matters and that's where you and I come in and we'll do this together 167 00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:04.040 God bless you guys 168 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:13.560 this Jack Kemp's podcast as well as all the broadcast outreach opportunities are listener 169 00:19:13.560 --> 00:19:20.920 supported will you consider partnering with us through a special gift go to jackheds.com to 170 00:19:20.920 --> 00:19:23.960 learn more and stay connected