It is easy to rely on AI and computer intelligence, but I am called to rely on an intelligence beyond that. I’m not talking about my own intelligence, but the supernatural wisdom that comes from direct revelation from the living God.

Beyond Fear to Faith

To hear God’s Spirit
Speaking in your heart
Begin to notice
Pure and holy thoughts
That don’t come from you.
They are Christ’s voice
To lead and guide you,
Calling you closer
So you’ll make the choice
To do what He says.
Pay close attention
And you’ll hear Him speak.
“My sheep hear My voice.”
Go beyond your fear.
Be willing to hear.
Rely on Jesus
Living inside you
To reveal to you
What to say and do.

Daily read the Bible,
The written Word
With an open heart
So you can recognize
The Living Word,
Christ speaking within you.

No one can come to Christ
Unless God draws him.
If you’ve come to Christ,
You’ve heard God’s voice.
Keep on listening!

Too many Christians are afraid of the Holy Spirit and try to keep their distance from Him. However, I can say that the best thing that I ever do is to listen to the Spirit (Christ in you) and do what He prompts me to.

Without direct revelation from God, we end up with Christless Christianity that is based on human intelligence rather than on the active leadership and reality of the risen Jesus. Christless Christianity prefers to hear a talk about Jesus instead of experiencing and surrendering to His presence and power. Christless Christianity is led by a human head instead of by the literal Headship of Christ in you, the hope of glory. It makes Christ a mere figurehead instead of the actual Head.

Preaching and teaching alone aren’t working to make Spirit-led Christ-like people. Look how divided Christians are, how angry, how prideful, how bound up in self-focus desires. Where are the disciples who put Christ and His will first — above nation, family, and personal desires? They can only be produced by daily surrender to and obedience to the risen “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” It’s time for churches to begin to actively train and lead people to set aside self-focused desires and to continually listen to and obey Christ’s inner voice.

Promoting and defending a Christian organization can easily become more important to its members than being faithful to the kingdom (government) of God. I believe that elders in the Bible are “Seniors” in Christ — seasoned and mature in hearing and obeying the risen Jesus — not official religious office holders.

Many people have been helped by hearing sermons, but there is more to Christian worship than that. It’s also important that when Christians gather that Christ is allowed to be the literal Head and the Holy Spirit is allowed to prompt and lead anyone present to speak. See 1 Corinthians 24:26.