Monday, September 28, 2015
It Takes Hearing To Do
We all want to “do the right thing” as believers. Yes, there are times when a part of us wants to go in a bad direction, that part of us that still needs cleansing. If we are to do the right thing, however, we must be hearing the right things. There are places in the scriptures where the Hebrew indicates this.
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
The word “Hear” in verse four means to hear and to then do. What we see in this word is that doing is tied to hearing. Why is this important? Because we can control what we hear, for the most part. There is a key area to address here.
Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
The only person on the planet that hears every word that comes out of your mouth is you. Each of us is therefore the single biggest contributor to what we hear, and therefore what we can do. This is why meditation is so important. It literally means to mumble to one’s self. If we will mumble the commandments of God to ourselves, we create the possibility that we can do them. Whatever we say we create the possibility that we will do.
Today, let’s strive to say good things that we might do the will of our Father, Yahuah (Lord).
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. We love and appreciate You. We bless the name Yahuah. Let Your kingdom be with us. Send today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins. Heal us and deliver us from all the evil here. Protect Your children from the thieves that would steal what You have provided. Come with a strong hand and outstretched arm to crush those works of theft from Your people. We ask all of these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.