A Special Message

Have you ever received a special note or voicemail? What did you do with it? Did you read or listen to it once and discard it? Or did you read or hear it over and over?

I have several voicemail messages from family members that I’ve saved and listened to over and over. One of them was the very first voicemail message Joe left on my phone, but I accidentally deleted it the other day. ☹ I smiled every time I listened to it! Just because I heard it once, didn’t mean I didn’t need to or want to hear it again. Plus, I caught different things about Joe and what he said by listening to it over and over.

God has left us a special message (and thankfully it can’t be deleted!). We can read it once and dismiss it. Or, we can read it, study it and apply it (like Kent wrote about yesterday).

Matthew 7: 24-27       ²⁴ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. ²⁶ But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ²⁷ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

When we hear and apply God’s message, we will get to know Him, our true love, better! He will in turn delight our hearts, renew our joy, strengthen our faith, help us avoid sin, and enable us to face life’s storms.

Are you and I wise or foolish?

Do you study and apply God’s message on a regular basis?

How special is God’s message to you and me?

Alice