The Bible says that God's Word is living and active. This means that every time we read the Bible, we can hear God speak a personal message to us. While God's Word promises us this type of intimacy, many of us have not experienced this type of dynamic conversation when we read our Bibles.

The Good News is that our experience is not because God is not speaking; God speaks to us every day. The issue is that we are not good listeners. Thankfully, hearing God's voice when we read His Word is a skill that we can develop through faithful, patient, and prayerful Bible Study. In today's message, we are simply reminded that God has a Word for us, and that when we come to God, we are to prioritize listening and to respond to what we hear.