Listen Well

“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”

Luke 8:16-18

 

The technician escorts you into a sound proof booth.

He instructs you that he will place a pair of earphones on your head.

He will then play a series of beeps through the headset.

Every time you hear the beep whether long or short, whether high pitch or low

you are to raise your right hand in front of the window so that he

can see it from his testing station on the other side.

So goes an audiology exam.

I have had a few of them and, like you; I listen well for those sounds.

I want to do my best so that the test is accurate and the results reflect my level of hearing.

Do we do the same when we come into the House of God?

Or for that matter anywhere when God is speaking to us.

What I mean is, do we do our best to listen well?

It is just so easy to be distracted by so very many things.

Our “to-do” list weighs on our mind, the past week at work with all of its turmoil, the baby sitting right behind us in the sanctuary who doesn’t seem to be aware of the need to be still when they are in church!

The list could go on and on and usually does.

Funny thing is we seem more than able to pay no attention to those same types of distractions when we are in front of our TV set watching our favorite program.

What’s up with that?

Simple answer.

We esteem the TV program more than we do Gods’ word.

Ouch x 2!

We listen carefully to what is important to us.

Make that your prayer this week – to listen carefully to every word that God speaks.

“My son, pay attention to my wisdom,

Listen well to my words of insight,”

Proverbs 5:1