Taking Heed What We Hear

-March 15, 2023-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

“Then He said to them, ‘Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.’”

(Mark 4:24).

The blessing of hearing is such a wonderful and amazing thing. The human ear is so intricate and sensitive. We all have a pair of these tremendous hearing devices. As one ages, there often becomes a need for hearing aids. Listening to loud music or working around extremely loud sounds causes even younger people to have hearing loss.

Jesus is not speaking of physical hearing, but spiritual hearing. It is our responsibility to take heed to what we hear. Selective hearing is choosing what we hear and what we don’t hear. We should refuse to hear gossip, slander, abusive language, off color jokes, and other destructive messages. In today’s world, we must be especially cognizant of what we hear on movies, television, radio, and the internet. What we read is also extremely important, for our minds are affected by what we read.

On the positive side, we need to immerse ourselves in the Word of God and prayer daily to keep our minds and hearts on the right track. By knowing the Scriptures we are able to discern whether something is true or not, right or wrong. We don’t we to become dull of hearing God’s Word or let in go in one ear and out the other with no effect on us. This is why we need to hear the Word, understand it, and put it into practice.

May the Lord help us to take heed what we hear. There are many voices from many sources that we should reject; and other voices from the Lord and sound preachers and teachers that we should embrace. Have a blessed day taking heed what we hear.

Heeding what we hear in godly fear,

Dean