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He Who Has An Ear -- MMB 10-21-24

Those words in the title come from Revelation 2 and 3 as John writes Jesus' words to the seven churches. Except for a very few, most of us have two ears. Jesus simply says, "he who has an ear let him hear...". Sadly, at times we shut out hearing the Lord, or tune in to things other than the Lord, or even replace hearing Him with hearing our enemy. 

Psalm 112:7-9 NLT:
  • "They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them"
  • "They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly"
  • "Their good deeds will be remembered forever"
  • "They will have influence and honor" 
Psalm 112 illustrates what our ears need to hear from the Almighty. First, confidently trust the Lord. That means without waivering. He cares for us so why seek anything else? Just throw yourself in His care alone. Second, confidently and fearlessly remain in Him. We can have triumph over foes. Third, do good. Good deeds mark the person walking and filled with God's Spirit. They have an everlasting effect. In fact, Matthew 5 says to let our light shine that others might see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. That is significant! Your deeds which honor God casts a light that others respond to ... even unbelievers who can put their trust in Him! Forth, our lives will become an influence of righteousness and result in honor. Can you see it? Are you listening to Him. Are Your Ears Open? You must shut out noises that are not of God. You may need to establish new habits. Guard what you listen to. Put Godly influences into your hearing pattern. Ask God to reveal any noise you hear that is keeping you from getting good influences. 

It is essential to "hear from Him" everyday. The more often you open your ears to Him the greater His goodnesses come out. You can careen back and forth in what you hear with your ears, but the voice of your Heavenly Father will have lasting effects. So build on that. Hear Him. Daily and multiple times daily. We've been made to hear twice as much as what we speak. Right? Two ears! One mouth! 

Listen. Hear. Then Act.

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