Tag: ears to hear
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Hearing Ears
1 Samuel 3:10 “And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant hears.’” Do you have ears to hear? In Proverbs 1:20-23, God counsels us with these words: “Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; at the head of the…
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Spiritual Senses
Romans 8:5-6 “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” Do you…
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Holy Recognition
John 20:15-16 “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned and said to…
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The Secret Things of God
Matthew 13:11 “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.” God has many secrets. In the first place, He knows everything there is to know and we don’t. He is aware of an infinite amount of information of which we have no knowledge. The Bible says His ways are…
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Ears to Hear
John 16:5 “But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’” Do you read the Bible? If you do, why do you read it? Hopefully, it is to listen to God’s own words and thus have your eyes opened to His revelation of those things that…
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To whom are you listening – and why?
John 16:4-7 “But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. . . But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth.” Jesus always spoke the truth to His followers, even if the…
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Soils
Mark 4:10, 13 “And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables . . . And he said to them, ‘Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?’” As was often Jesus’ approach to the questions of his apostles, He answered them with…
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Learning the hard way – or not . . .
Proverbs 4:20-22 “My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.” The other day I touched the hot manifold on my truck by mistake – a…
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Hearing God’s voice
John 10:27 “My sheep hear my voice . . .” Have you ever heard God speak? If you watch many of the religious TV shows these days, especially those that involve “televangelists” you would think it is a very common experience – emphasis on the word “experience.” So many of these men and women use…
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