"Do Your Hear Something?"

Proverbs 22:17 "Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge."  

As I re-read and prayed for which verse to share on this morning, I remembered something from yesterday. I was in the midst of deep cleaning my desk....15 guests for Christmas Dinner is a great motivator to clean every nook and cranny...and came across a word study that I had gathered together earlier this year on the "EAR" and how important it is... So here are three examples from Scripture that I had found.

In 1 Samuel 3 we see that Samuel had his "EAR" trained. The LORD is speaking to Samuel, but he didn't recognize His voice...verse 7 tells us why: Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. But the LORD continues to speak to Samuel:


1 Samuel 3:8-10 "the LORD called Samuel a third time, and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, "Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening." So Samuel went and lay down in his place. The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

And then there's Moses ~ often times our ears are full with the things of Egypt and we need to get away from the noise of the world just like Moses ....he had his training in quietness in the Toyr's desert...getting the noise of Egypt out of his ears so he could hear the fire tones of God's voice.

Exodus 3:3-4 "So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight-why the bush does not burn up." When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses" And Moses said, "Here I am."

And my favorite verse to share is found in Isaiah:  Isaiah 50:4b,5a He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears, He awakens Me morning by morning: 

Here in Isaiah, Our Messiah prophetically speaks of His daily, wonderful, deep fellowship with God the Father. It is in these times that Jesus heard from His Father, that He could say He awakens My ear to hear as the learned.

We see in all these passages of how our Father pursues Samuel, Moses and even Jesus.  Seeking to spend time with them. Doing all that is necessary to get their attention, faithfully...persisting with Samuel, dramatic with Moses and with Jesus...He simply wakens the ear of Jesus.

The response is the same with all three....they gave ear, their full attention to what the LORD was saying. "Speak, for your servant is listening."

Blessings on your day,

Sharon