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have physical defects or imperfections, and the more we worship Him and the more we come to Him, the more He makes us whole and the more we live.
    You know, worship is a privilege. When the worship leader in your church says, “Lift your hands!” you are not doing it for his benefit, you are doing it for your own benefit. Every time you lift your hands to worship the Lord, every time you draw near to Him, an imperfection in you is being corrected, and you are being adjusted and made whole. That is a new and living way!
    How Does Jesus Speak To Us?
    So the more you draw close to God today, the more He makes you whole in every way. God wants you to come to Him and commune with Him. In fact, the Bible says in John 7:37, “ If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” What does Jesus mean? He means that He wants to satisfy our thirst for His presence, for His closeness, for His intimacy, for His loving words.
    Many people try to hear from Jesus by expecting Him to speak to them through another person as He did in the old covenant. Some Christians still run to prophets to hear God’s word for them. Or they run to conferences for prophetic words. In the old covenant, people heard God speak to them through prophets. They heard God speak to them through a third party.
    Today, there is no need for prophets to direct us. They tell us things to confirm what God has already placed in our hearts. That’s because in the new covenant, God says, “ None of them shall teach his neighbour, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them.” (Hebrews 8:11) You will see that this is true in the book of Acts. When the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophets and teachers there to separate Paul and Barnabas for the work He had called them to, it was no surprise to them. (Acts 13:1–3) It was just a confirmation.
    Many today also expect God to speak to them directly in an audible voice. In the old covenant, that was how God spoke to the prophets. And that’s why some Christians still expect God to speak to them in a deep booming voice like in the movie, The Ten Commandments . Only very rarely does He speak to us audibly today.
    Under the new covenant, we hear God’s voice from within. We no longer rely on God to speak to us through a third person or in a clear, audible voice. Today, God tends to speak to us from inside us. If God wants you to call someone, He won’t say, “Call So-and-so!” Why? Because you and God are one. 1 Corinthians 6:17 says, “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”
    Christ speaks to us, in us and through us because we are one spirit with Him.
    Because we are “ one spirit with Him” , God now speaks to us through the Holy Spirit who is within us. So when you will feel like calling So-and-so, do it straightaway. You don’t have to ask, “Is this God?” You just go ahead and be led by that desire. Today, God very rarely speaks audibly to us. Instead, He leads us by an inner “knowing”, an inner desire or a still, small voice in our hearts.
    God Is Leading Us All The Time, Every Day
    Christ speaks to us, in us and through us because we are one spirit with Him. We are therefore tied to Him in one spirit and with one voice. And God does not normally speak to us in a spectacular fashion, nonetheless, His voice is supernatural. And we who are sensitive to His Spirit will hear His voice.
    When you practise hearing the Father, often, you’ll hear Him speak to you with loving words like, “Well done, son! I’m glad you gave that up for me,” or “I’m glad you’re doing that, son!” That’s how He speaks to us most of the time. He won’t tell you, “Go down this alley, buy four numbers that I shall give thee and surely you shall strike the first prize. It shall be the biggest lottery win in history, and it shall set you and your family free in the Year of Jubilee. So it shall be, for I have spoken unto