Hearing is such a wonderful, precious and much needed gift from God. Most people take it for granted. Yet, for those who lose their hearing, they will tell you just how precious it is. However, there is something just as important. It’s the way one hears. I can hear someone say something, and I will interpret it one way. Yet, another person can hear the exact same thing, and they will hear it another way. So the filter in our brains choose the way they want to hear something. Then there is the other very important thing to hearing, and that it whether one chooses to hear and listen to what is being said. Revelation 2:7 says: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” In other words, people can hear something, yet refuse to listen. And in refusing to listen, they will not benefit from God’s wisdom and truth, and unfortunately they will land in ruin. We see this all the time. People know the danger of drugs, yet they continue to take drugs. People know that smoking will give you various life-threatening illnesses, yet they continue to smoke. Jesus said this about those who refuse to listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to this generation: “This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while[having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand and grasp[spiritual things]. In them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will hear and keep on hearing, but never understand; And you will look and keep on looking, but never comprehend.” (Matthew 13:13:14 (AMP)). Today, the Lord reminds us, His Holy Spirit is speaking to us and giving us guidance. Let us not refuse or reject His voice and instructions. His words and life. Choose wisely today!
I absolutely refuse to do this!
Proverbs 8:7 (NCV) says: “What I say is true, I refuse to speak evil.” The Proverbist was declaring that his lips would only speak truth. Truth can be you being completely honest. It is also when you speak the word of God, because God’s word is truth. The Lord Jesus is also “the Truth”. (John 14:6) Everyone will tell you what they believe to be the truth from their perspective, but when they are confronted with the actual truth, they see that they were mistaken. But when we go to the word of God, you are reading pure truth without no deception. Deception comes from the wicked one. Today, there are many that will combine part-truth with part-deception. You can see that in today’s marketing programs, in politics and in religion. Subtle deception has become almost normal and expected. However, our godly DNA refuses to allow this kind of communication. Proverbs 8:7 in the New Living Translation adds: “For I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception.” The Proverbist was saying that he refused to speak evil, and part of evil was deception. As God’s people, let us embrace this principle and lifestyle. Let our words reflect God’s truth, and in so doing, highlight only that which is pure, just, holy, and of good report! Remember, you are the light of the world, so let your light shine in the midst of darkness and confusion so that people would see your light and come out to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord! (Matthew 5:16)
Proverbs 8:7 (NCV) “What I say is true, I refuse to speak evil.” Proverbs 8:7 (NLT) “For I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception.”
