Big Listening Ears
Psalm 78:1-8
"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
(Lamentations 3:22-23)
When our three year old granddaughter awoke, she greeted her mommy with, "My have big listening ears today!" Happy words for a mother of young ones to hear!
I must confess, I don't always have "big listening ears" when it comes to God's voice. The tyranny of the urgent and the gratification of the immediate constantly tempt me to think about and do everything other than listen. Yet it is in that quiet place with God, away from all the distractions of life, where His transforming power often does its greatest work.
Isaiah 50:4b-5 says, "He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears...." Imagine the kind of impact we can have on the world if we engage in listening to God with "big ears" morning by morning. "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness." (2 Peter 1:3). Let's listen for our Savior's call as we start the new day.
INSIGHT
By His Spirit, God wants to transform us, using us to build Christ's Kingdom on earth. That is being a true disciple of Jesus!
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Numbers 29-30
Psalm 76
John 18
Psalm 78
A psalm[a] of Asaph. 1 O my people, listen to my instructions.
Open your ears to what I am saying,
2 for I will speak to you in a parable.
I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—
3 stories we have heard and known,
stories our ancestors handed down to us.
4 We will not hide these truths from our children;
we will tell the next generation
about the glorious deeds of the LORD,
about his power and his mighty wonders.
5 For he issued his laws to Jacob;
he gave his instructions to Israel.
He commanded our ancestors
to teach them to their children,
6 so the next generation might know them—
even the children not yet born—
and they in turn will teach their own children.
7 So each generation should set its hope anew on God,
not forgetting his glorious miracles
and obeying his commands.
8 Then they will not be like their ancestors—
stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful,
refusing to give their hearts to God.
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 78:1 Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
THREE REASONS FOR JOY
The human heart longs for joy, but our experience of it is always temporary and tainted by sin. By contrast, the joy of Jesus is perfect, lasting, and meant to be shared. He offers his joy to us!
JOY COMES FROM THE SPIRIT
Where do you find your joy? The earliest Christians were filled with an overflowing joy that caused others to wonder where it came from. Learn how this kind of joy can be present in your life as well!
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