DECEMBER 18, 2012
Opened
Ears
Read: Psalm 40:1-10
Sacrifice and offering
You did not desire; my ears You have opened. Burnt
offering and sin offering
You did not require. —Psalm 40:6
Recently
I was having trouble with my ears and decided to try a
somewhat controversial
treatment. It was supposed to melt the
wax in my ears and clear out any
impediments that might get in
the way of the ability to hear. I have to admit
that it sounded like
a strange experience. But I was desperate to be able to
hear clearly,
so I was willing to give it a try.
As
important as good hearing is in life, it is even more important in
our walk
with God. In Psalm 40:6, David declared, “Sacrifice and
offering You did not
desire; my ears You have opened. Burnt offering
and sin offering You did not
require.” The word opened in this verse
can be translated
“cleared out,” and it speaks of what God desires for
us. He wants our ears to
be open and ready to hear Him as He speaks
to us through His Word. Sometimes,
however, our spiritual ears may
be blocked by the background noise of the
surrounding culture or the
siren songs of temptation and sin.
May
we instead turn our hearts to the Lord in full devotion, keeping
our ears open
to Him so that we will be sensitive to His voice. As He
speaks, He will put His
Word in our hearts, and we will learn from Him
to delight in His will (v.8).
Open my ears, that I may hear
Voices of truth Thou sendest clear;
And while the wave-notes fall on my ear,
Everything false will disappear. —Scott
God speaks through His Word
to those who listen with their heart.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
