A man who desires to hear the good of God through Christ will listen with all his ears. Though the body of man is adapted with only two ears, the Lord’s wisdom requires far more. Much like the creatures of Revelation chapter 4: “8And the four living creatures, each one of them
having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say,
“HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD
GOD, THE ALMIGHTY,
WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME.”
We listen to the activity of ourselves and others. We listen to the lives of animals. We listen to our dreams, in which we search for truthful meaning. We listen to the works of man such as he has applied his hand to build. We listen to time, past, present and promise. And we listen to who we find ourselves to be.
1. What are we doing?
2. Are the animals at rest while they do the day’s work?
3. Is there any importance, at all, to the dream I had last night?
4. What wonderful truth can we hear from a building, road, airplane, fence, and other such things?
5. Is the noise which can be heard by history, now, and yet speaking a truth for the current moment?
6. What noises do I hear from the man I’ve come to be?
The Word of God found in the Bible is valuable beyond our understanding. But we are also given senses which enable our “listening”. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27)
We reject the simplistic view that God can be found in nature alone. For He has given us a Holy word for guidance. We are able to read. And if we’re not able to read, we know someone who can. But the combination of all creation and the Holy Word of God can enable us to listen with all our being.
By His Grace.
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