Friday, May 15, 2020

Tune In


"Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and
apply your heart to my knowledge; for it is a pleasant
thing if you keep them within you; let them be fixed upon
your lips, so that your trust may be in the Lord; I have
instructed you today, even you. Have I not written to you
excellent things of counsels and knowledge, that I may
make you know the certainty of the words of truth, that 
you may answer words of truth to those who send to you?"
     Proverbs 22:17-21 (NKJV)

We're bombarded these days with all kinds of messages that vie for our attention---from politicians, medical experts, government officials, scientists, protesters, pundits. What's worse is that their narratives are conflicting and in this overload of information, it's hard to know what to believe. This generates a lot of noise in our lives if we let it. 

Maybe we need to dial down these voices or even turn them off.  We don't want to miss whatever the Lord wants to say to us each day. Jesus is "the truth" (John 14:6) and He has been made wisdom unto us (1 Corinth. 1:30).  "Thus saieth the Lord" is the most important voice we should be listening to.  The above passage from Proverbs is so fitting; let us incline our ears and hearts to the Lord for he has the words of truth.  

"I will hear what God the Lord will speak,
for He will speak peace to His people
and to His saints; but let them not turn
back to folly: surely His salvation is near
to those who fear Him, that glory may
dwell in our land."  Psalm 85:8-9 (NKJV)

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