50 Bible Verses about Listening To God
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So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ.
Listen and hear my voice;
Listen carefully and hear my words.
Whoever is of God and belongs to Him hears [the truth of] God’s words; for this reason you do not hear them: because you are not of God and you are not in fellowship with Him.”
But He said, “On the contrary, blessed (happy, favored by God) are those who hear the word of God and continually observe it.”
“You shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you; and you shall [also] call to them, but they will not answer you.
They [who teach twisted doctrine] are of the world and belong to it; therefore they speak from the [viewpoint of the] world [with its immoral freedom and baseless theories—demanding compliance with their opinions and ridiculing the values of the upright], and the [gullible one of the] world listens closely and pays attention to them.
“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] are they who keep my ways.
“Do you hear the secret counsel of God,
And do you limit [the possession of] wisdom to yourself?
I assure you and most solemnly say to you, a time is coming and is [here] now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words which I will speak to you and hear with your ears (listen closely).
He who turns his ear away from listening to the law [of God and man],
Even his prayer is repulsive [to God].
We [who teach God’s word] are from God [energized by the Holy Spirit], and whoever knows God [through personal experience] listens to us [and has a deeper understanding of Him]. Whoever is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know [without any doubt] the spirit of truth [motivated by God] and the spirit of error [motivated by Satan].
“Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]!
I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings,
And the years of your life will be many.
But He answered, “My mother and My brothers are these who listen to the word of God and do it!”
I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me;
Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts;
O Lord, how long will I call for help
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do not save.
O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”
This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while [having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand and grasp [spiritual things].
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,
You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but no one hears.
But Peter and John replied to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you and obey you rather than God, you must judge [for yourselves];
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
“Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, for I shall not listen when they cry to Me in the time of their disaster.
Why do you misunderstand what I am saying? It is because [your spiritual ears are deaf and] you are unable to hear [the truth of] My word.
and will turn their ears away from the truth and will wander off into myths and man-made fictions [and will accept the unacceptable].
“If not [and you have nothing to say], listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice].
Guard your steps and focus on what you are doing as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the [careless or irreverent] sacrifice of fools; for they are too ignorant to know they are doing evil.
and listen and follow [carefully] the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you repeatedly—though you have not listened—
You, Moses, go near and listen to everything that the Lord our God says; then speak to us everything that the Lord our God speaks to you, and we will listen and do it.’
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses [to hear], let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.
If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it],
The Lord will not hear [me];
Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth;
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have reared and brought up sons,
But they have rebelled against Me and have broken away.
“Hear this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel
And who come from the seed of Judah,
You who swear [allegiance] by the name of the Lord
And invoke the God of Israel,
But not in truth (sincerity) nor in righteousness [with moral and spiritual integrity].
The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.
But blessed [spiritually aware, and favored by God] are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
But they did not listen or turn [obediently] from their wickedness, and stop burning sacrifices and incense to other gods.
Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];
The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being King over them.