John 1:1 English Standard Version (ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

I left you yesterday with faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word. We get into discipleship classes and we read and are instructed in what those passages mean. We have teachers that tie all the passages together, line upon line, precept upon precept. We have pastors who relate scripture to daily life and comfort us.

We should be listening for the Spirit in the Word. How we get to know Christ is not by studies, it is by the Spirit who testifies of Christ and tells us all the things that Christ has said.

John 14:26 English Standard Version (ESV) But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

Romans 8:26-27 English Standard Version (ESV) Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, becausethe Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Even before we learn to hear by faith, the Spirit is on our side. He intercedes for us because we have not yet experienced the sound of the Spirit within us. He wants to be heard because He carries the Word of life from Christ to us. That is His purpose. It is vital that we hear the Spirit in order for us to be obedient in faith. How can we obey if we cannot hear?

Granted, some are more experienced than others. That does not mean we should let them do all the listening.