Why You Can't Hear God's Voice — And What Jesus Did About the Noise

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the study of the man with leprosy from Luke chapter 5 and turns our attention to one verse that changes everything: verse 16, where we're told that Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness to pray. This wasn't occasional for Jesus — it was a pattern. Even while crowds pressed in around him, hungry for another miracle, Jesus made a habit of pulling away to listen for the Father's voice, because for him, that voice mattered more than any crowd's approval. Pastor John asks a question worth sitting with: how much are you withdrawing to hear the Father's voice? For most of us, the obstacle isn't geography — it's the noise of our own screens. This episode is an invitation to set that noise aside, pray out loud, and grow from praying only about our own circumstances into praying kingdom prayers — for our cities, our schools, our generations, and the souls around us. Whether you're new to prayer or want to deepen an already faithful prayer life, this episode offers a simple, practical picture of what it looks like to follow Jesus's own rhythm of withdrawing to pray. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/