Sunday, December 4, 2016

Listen to the Voice of God

12/5- Jeremiah 10 1-5 Listen to the Message that God is sending your way, House of Israel. Listen most carefully: The idols are like a scarecrow in a cabbage patch—can’t talk!     Dead wood that has to be carried—can’t walk! Don’t be impressed by such stuff.     It’s useless for either good or evil.” Jer. 6:10 “Who will listen? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear.  The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.”

Thoughts: Jeremiah writes in a day (much like our day) in which people were turning away from listening to God.  Read today that 30 million people not only say they don’t go to church- but they do not know if they are Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, atheist- they are just existing in a “none” category.  There is no hope in nothing or Noneism (if I can coin a term).  If we refuse to listen and decide on purpose to go our own way we will sentence ourselves to the shallow, prideful, meaninglessness of apathy.  Those who follow the nothingness of Noneism refuse to listen and think they do not serve any Lord.  But we will all, as Bob Dylan said, “Serve Somebody.”  Christ calls us to love each other.  He calls us to listen to each other but also listen primarily to God and His Word.  Let God give you listening ears to serve Him and not the deadness of selfishness, pride or false gods. 

Prayer: Lord, thank you that you are alive and have spoken.  You act in life.  Give me ears to hear your voice above all others. 



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