Listening to God

Jesus preached to multitudes from a boat (Luke 5:1-3)

Jesus preached to multitudes from a boat (Luke 5:1-3) PC: Gustave Doré and Michael Paul Johnson

The best thing I have ever done in my life is to actively listen to what God is saying to me and then do what He says. The better I do that, the more fruitful my life is. So how do I listen to God?

  • Read (or listen to) the Holy Bible
  • Listen to the inward witness of the Holy Spirit
  • Listen to (or read) what other believers in Jesus Christ (especially those who are faithful preachers) say

Of these things, the most stable guide we have is the Holy Bible, which we know is inspired by the Holy Spirit. We need to check all other sources to make sure that they agree with the Holy Bible. This is how we avoid making the mistake of listening to some evil spirit, our own flesh, or the culture we live in. It is with great joy that I have the privilege of reading what Jesus said while he was walking on the Earth, as well as what the apostles and prophets said under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

What would you do without the Holy Bible? Thank you for helping us make the Holy Bible available to more people in more languages!

The Good Shepherd by Bernard Plockhorst. This classic image is possibly the all-time favorite image of the Good Shepherd, which has inspired many artists sinc

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”
—Jesus Christ in Matthew 10:27 (WEB)  PC: Bernard Plockhorst (1825-1907)

Please Keep Praying

Thank God that:

  • We now have over 488 million deliveries in 1,469 Bible translations on eBible.org and related sites!
  • We are now fully recovered from the computer failure and back to normal operations in my office.
  • Our prayer partners! The spiritual warfare is real, but it is great to be on the winning side!
  • Resources to do whatever God calls us to do.

Please keep praying for the following aspects of our ministry:

  • Planning our next mission trip to Papua New Guinea (to help the Nali translation team) and Fiji (for the South Pacific Bible Forum)
  • Web site upgrades for eBible.org, Solomons.Bible, and Baebol.org
  • Wisdom protecting our computers and servers from hacker attacks
  • Bible study app development
  • Bible translation consulting
  • Bible translation processing for posting on eBible.org and sister sites.

How can we pray for you, today?

May God bless you!
Michael & Lori Johnson