Matthew 3:13-17 “Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. John tried to talk him out of it. ‘I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,’ he said, ‘so why are you coming to me?’ Jesus said, ‘It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.’ So John agreed to baptize Him. After His baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on Him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is My dearly loved Son, who brings Me great joy.’”
1. A Voice Above Your Situations
Genesis 1:1-3 “When God began creating the heavens and the earth, the earth was a shapeless, chaotic mass, with the Spirit of God brooding over the dark vapors. Then God said, ‘Let there be light.’ And light appeared.”
Psalm 18:13 “The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals.”
A Voice Above Your Perspectives
1 Samuel 16:7 “The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them.”
Isaiah 66:1 “Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool.”
A Voice Above Your Thoughts
Isaiah 55:8 “‘My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the Lord.”
Philippians 2:5 “Think the same way that Christ Jesus thought…”
Philippians 4:8 “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”
Watch your thoughts for they become your decisions. Watch your decisions for they become your words. Watch your words for they become your actions. Watch your actions for they become your habits. Watch your habits for they become your character. Watch your character for it becomes your destiny.
A Voice Above Your Ways
Isaiah 55:8 “My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.”
The Big Idea: His voice is above it all!