Matthew 13:9-17 9 Whoever
has ears, let them hear.”
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you
speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the
secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to
them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an
abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 13 This
is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your
ears because they hear. 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and
righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to
hear what you hear but did not hear it.
- Matthew 13:9 (NRSV)
Let anyone with ears listen!
You ever have a conversation with someone who is losing
their hearing but refuses to acknowledge the fact? I ignored it right along
with them for as long as I could. But when it began to interfere with my
conversations with a beloved family member, I knew I needed to do something
After I addressed them, they took action and soon discovered
they had been missing out on so much when they were unable to hear fully. They
couldn’t grasp why people were often frustrated and impatient, and they lacked
calm and peace.
The same results can occur in a relationship with God. When
we don’t spend time listening to and hearing God, we lose the fruit of the
Spirit and our lives lacks calm and peace. It is wonderful that God communicates
in many different ways: through nature, through other people, and through the
Bible.
I am so grateful that I don’t allow my intermittent “hearing
impairment” to interfere with my ability to connect with God and truly listen
with my whole being.
Thought for today:
Does God have my undivided attention?
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