Why isn’t the word of God always heard and acted on?
Jesus knows that God’s word is not always received well. The seeds on the road are those who hear the …
Tag Archives: Listen
What are we to do? Does Jesus expect us to obey?
What are we to do? It all starts with listening. From there, as a follower of Jesus, we are to …
When will we start listening to Jesus?
Jesus challenges us for a full out, no holds barred commitment. No half way measures. No kind sorta thinking. No …
Will we listen to Jesus? Will we act on what He says?
What does Jesus want from me? Jesus wants me to listen. Jesus wants me to be a good and faithful servant. …
Must God’s people not only listen to God’s word but also put it into practice?
Listening also requires obedience to God. Jesus makes that clear. Taking sides with Jesus means much more than saying the …
Will we listen to Jesus? Will we trust Him?
One day Jesus took a boat ride. A large crowd met him at the seaside when He arrived. One of …
Jesus is whispering. He is talking. He is shouting!
Jesus is whispering. He is talking. He is shouting! Jesus has some amazing things to say. In what I read. …
“Wise men and women are always learning, always listening for fresh insights.” ~King Solomon
How can I become wise? That is an essential question. I need to figure it out. King Solomon was the …
“Make sure there’s no unnatural unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God.” ~Author of Hebrews
The past is an interesting diversion. And a diversion it is. It can lead to an unnatural reliance on a …
“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private.” ~Jesus
We all miss God’s goal for our lives. I certainly do. Sometimes that is obvious to other brothers and sisters …
“Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing.” ~King Solomon
I learned this the hard way with my dad. There was a period of time I thought he was an …
“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.” ~Jesus
Am I listening to Jesus? Do I hear what He is saying? Do I have ears to hear? Of course, …
Why do the wicked refuse to listen to God?
In the Gospels, Jesus speaks of those who have “ears to hear” at the end of a difficult saying or …
“Speak, for Your servant is listening.” ~Samuel to God
What does Jesus want from me? Jesus wants me to listen. Jesus wants me to be a good and faithful servant. …
“Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways” ~Author of Hebrews
Hello. Is anybody listening? God is speaking. Jesus has something to say. We are no longer living in “long ago”. …
“This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” ~God
What does God want from me? Listen to His Son Jesus. It is a simple and straightforward challenge. God didn’t …
Listening — Will I listen to God’s word and his spokesmen?
What does Jesus want from me? Jesus wants me to listen. Jesus wants me to be a good and faithful servant. …
“Don’t listen to them; just trust me.” ~Jesus
Jesus wants to perform a miracle in my life. There are many competing voices telling me it won’t happen. Who …
Listening — To Jesus the Messiah
What does Jesus want from me? Jesus wants me to listen. Jesus wants me to be a good and faithful servant. …
“Are you listening to this? Really listening?” ~Jesus
Jesus is clear and Jesus has a question for me. Am I listening to Him? “Simply put, if you’re not …
“This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” ~God
God has a goal for me. It is a job I must take seriously. Will I? And he said to …
“The more talk, the less truth; the wise measure their words.” ~King Solomon
We all know people who have something to say about everything. Is this me? Is this you? Think about it. …
“The one who listens to you, listens to me. The one who rejects you, rejects me. And rejecting me is the same as rejecting God, who sent me.” ~Jesus
What am I to do? It all starts with listening. From there, as a follower of Jesus, I am to …
“Are you listening to this? Really listening?” ~Jesus
“Are you listening to this? Really listening?” When they were off by themselves, those who were close to him, along …
“Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding.” ~King Solomon
There is an amazing world out there filled with Wisdom. It is the wonderful world of Jesus. Jesus provides me …
“Listen carefully.” ~Jesus
Jesus challenges me to listen. Frequently he commands that if I have ears then I should be able to hear. …
“Listen. What do you make of this?” ~Jesus
Jesus has lots of questions for me. Jesus wants to know what I think and where I am on my …
“There is nothing left in your memory of God’s Message because you do not take his Messenger seriously.” ~Jesus
There are many ways we hear about God. As a child in vacation bible school. The few times we actually …
“No one can escape the weather—it’s there. And no one can escape from God.” ~Elihu to Job
Elihu has been on a rant for several chapters now. Job’s friends take turns (and delight) in berating Job. He …
“They never got there because they never listened, never believed.” ~Author of Hebrews
God’s goal for me is that I listen and obey Him. God is talking. Am I listening? It is easy …
“It is hard to get it across to you since you’ve picked up this bad habit of not listening.” ~Author of Hebrews
Am I mature in God’s ways? Am I eating solid food? Can I teach others what God is saying and …
“Do you think you’re about to be promoted to heaven? Think again. You’re on a mudslide to hell.” ~~Jesus
Jesus spent a lot of time in the town of Capernaum. In speaking of them, He is direct in letting …
“Fools care nothing for thoughtful discourse; all they do is run off at the mouth.” ~King Solomon
I am a fool. Many times I run off at the mouth. I think what I have to say is …
I Press In: A Poem
Shh!! He is talking to me but it is a whisper. So … I press in to hear what he …
"Don’t listen to them; just trust me." ~~Jesus
One day Jesus took a boat ride. A large crowd met him at the seaside when He arrived. One of …
“God means what he says.” ~Author of Hebrews
How many times have I said something, meaning it, and then did not follow through? Too many times for sure. …
“How can a Person named "The Word of God" not want to talk to people?” ~Kris Vallotton
God wants to speak to us more than we want to listen. He wants to talk with us. Jesus is …
"Are you listening to this? Really listening?" ~~Jesus
Jesus knows how to ask the right question. He also knows the answer. So, Jesus wants to know …. am …
“Listen carefully to what I am saying—and be wary of the shrewd advice that tells you how to get ahead in the world on your own.” ~Jesus
Jesus challenges me to understand that the light he has given to me is for shining not hiding. I am …
"It’s urgent that you listen carefully to this." ~Jesus (3 Radical things to do)
We all want to live. Before Jesus, I was in the world of the dead. I knew it then and I fully understand …
“Let me set this before you as plainly as I can.” ~Jesus
Jesus is very plain and clear what he says to us. Jesus challenges us listen and hear what he says. …
"I can’t do a solitary thing on my own: I listen, then I decide to act." ~Jesus
Jesus only does what he hears the Father say to do. That is His standard for us as well. We …
"The one who listens to you, listens to me." ~Jesus
Jesus is very clear. If someone listens to me, they are listening to Jesus. Jesus grants us His authority. His words …
“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.” ~Ralph Nichols
God’s goal for us is that we listen to others and understand them. God can use us to get his …
If we don’t believe what we read in the Bible, how will we believe when Jesus actually talks to us?
If we don’t believe what we read in the Bible, how will we believe when Jesus actually talks to us? …
“Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.” ~Horace Mann
Habits and discipline don’t come easily. But once we are the habit of doing something, built over time, it won’t …
“But even with stories some of them aren’t going to get it:” ~~Jesus
It is sad that Jesus knows that not matter how He communicates the message, some of us aren’t going to …
“Listen to this carefully. I’m warning you.” ~~Jesus
Jesus challenges us. Jesus warns us. Jesus wants us to listen to Him carefully. Jesus is clear. Jesus has important …
"How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak." ~~Francois Fénelon (French theologian, writer)
Listening is not talking. Are my prayers one sided? Am I the only one talking? I clearly need to be …
"The Father who sent me, confirmed me. And you missed it. You never heard his voice, you never saw his appearance." ~~Jesus
God sent Jesus. Jesus is His plan. There is danger in missing all of this. Jesus warns us. God’s goal …
We are on our way to Jerusalem with Jesus
Jesus destiny was in Jerusalem. God’s goal for Him would come to pass there. He would die and be raised …
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” — Jesus
He is whispering. He is talking. He has some amazing things to say. In what I read. In what I …
God Thoughts: The long haul
The past is an interesting diversion. And a diversion it is. It can lead to an unnatural reliance on a …
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ~~Ernest Hemingway
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. ~~Ernest Hemingway
