Surprised by the Voice of God Quotes

“And no one can keep us from fulfilling our destinies. No gossip, slander, betrayal, tragedy, not even the devil himself, can steal it. I’m the only one who can throw away my crown.”
― Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God: How God Speaks Today Through Prophecies, Dreams, and Visions

“His presence was a pressure instead of a pleasure. Jesus was in her home, but Martha was bothered not blessed. That’s what distraction does.”
― Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God: How God Speaks Today Through Prophecies, Dreams, and Visions

“The sternest rebukes Jesus ever delivered were not given to the sexually impure but to the spiritually proud.”
― Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God: How God Speaks Today Through Prophecies, Dreams, and Visions

“Anyone who is ores the Bible is inviting deception and disaster to be his intimate companions in the journey of life.”
― Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God

“God is so humble he doesn’t mind the shame of the stable or the stigma of illegitimacy. Have you ever noticed God’s preference for the humble, the lowly, and the afflicted (Isa.57:15; 66:2)?”
― Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God

“What is humility? My favorite definition is found in Samuel’s rebuke of Saul. Samuel said, “You were once small in your own eyes…” (1 Sam. 15:17).”
― Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God: How God Speaks Today Through Prophecies, Dreams, and Visions

“This is not an academic book. I have not written it for professional theologians. I have tried to write a practical book for ordinary Christians who want to hear God’s voice above the clamor of everyday life. The still, small voice that spoke to Elijah in the cave is far more powerful than many of us realize. It can keep us from being bound by tradition or driven by circumstance. The voice can give us more than our own abilities to understand the Bible. Many Christians have wandered into a spiritual wilderness devoid of passion and power. Those who hear and obey the voice of God will escape that wilderness or see it changed into a garden.”
― Jack S. Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God: How God Speaks Today Through Prophecies, Dreams, and Visions