Deaf

20 June 2012      

 

Mark 7:32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech; and they besought him to lay his hand upon him.

There are none so deaf as those that do not want to hear. This saying was true when it was first said and equally true today. Deafness has a way of creeping up on you, at first you stop hearing the slight sounds and slowly you find silence starts to dominate. It is also true that some people develop selective hearing and certain sounds remain the same while others are not heard. And then of course there are certain tones of voice that when we hear them our brain switches off, such as the tone certain people get in their voices when they nag.

Now this is equally true in our physical world as well as in our spiritual world, sometimes we hear the Word but we do not listen or comprehend what the is being said to us. Often we switch off thinking that this applies to another and not us, and when we are always hearing the same message, we just stop hearing it. So when the message is repent sinner, we look at all the other sinners and think surely that is not meant for me. The sad part is that just as we can go to a doctor and have our ears checked, so we can go to church and have our spiritual ears checked! Remember every sermon you hear, good or bad is meant just for you, if you missed the point, were you actually listening for God, or were you listening to the voice of man.

Be encouraged today to have your ears checked.

David

Point to ponder: We believe in a God that speaks.

Question to consider: Do you actually listen?