Listen to God!
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who listen to you. In Jesus’ name, amen.
How often to you listen to God? Think about something. Are you are doing all the talking while God is listening to you?
The people of Israel were encouraged to listen to what God told them, yet they went their own way – without God. King Solomon explains the result of this rebellion.
Proverbs 1:23-33 (ESV) tells about those who are not responsive to the Lord.
“If you turn at my reproof
behold, I will pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
Because I have called and you refused to listen,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
because you have ignored all my counsel
and would have none of my reproof,
I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when terror strikes you,
when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,
therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
and have their fill of their own devices.
For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;
but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.”
Instead of doing all the talking the next time you talk to God, listen to him. Note what he says and obey.
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