HELEN SANDERS
5-28-2026
THE INNER WITNESS

Often people want to know how to hear from the Lord. We know that God speaks to us because in John 10:3-4 it says, “To him [the Lord] the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.” Again, in John 10:16 it says, “And other sheep I have [speaking of the gentiles that become saved], which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”

Since scripture says God calls us by name, and we will “hear” His voice, we must trust that God cannot lie. So, is it an audible voice? I would have to say that rarely God speaks audibly to the sheep. It can happen, but do not pursue it.

God speaks through his word and through the “inner witness.” The inner witness is a nudge by the Holy Spirit within you that speaks to your spirit. You sense by your spirit that God is speaking to you. Often, you may feel led to read a certain scripture when you get this nudge. Then, there are times that you feel the leading to go somewhere, or also NOT go somewhere. It is a knowing in your knower.

When God speaks to you by this inner witness, He will never contradict scripture. He will not tell you to sin or do something that violates the Word of God. Think about the times that you have had a nudge to do something and you just knew it was the right thing to do. The Holy Spirit was speaking to you.

There are times that God may say to go somewhere NOW. It might just save your life. Many lives were saved when the planes hit the Twin Towers because a person had a “nudge” not to go there.

Remember, John 16:13 tells us that the Holy Spirit will “guide us into all truth.” If you are in doubt about something, ask the Lord what His will is for you. The Holy Spirit will guide you and will bring comfort to you. He does this through that “inner witness.”