Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.Ĭ.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. God’s Word even gives us some benefits of godly listening habits.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:Ĥ. 9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.ģ. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Spiritual-building qualities (Philippians 4:6-9)Ħ Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.Īnd he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.į. Repentant brothers/sisters in Christ (Matthew 18:15) While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased hear ye him.ĭ. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Good counsel or instruction (Proverbs 1:5 8:33 19:20)Ī wise man will hear, and will increase learning and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. The emphasis in Scripture, however, is what TO listen to.Ī. Nonplussed, the ambassador leaned over and whispered, "I'm sure she had it coming." (Source Unknown)Ģ. God bless you, sir." It was not till the end of the line, while greeting the ambassador from Bolivia, that his words were actually heard. To each person who passed down the line and shook his hand, he murmured, "I murdered my grandmother this morning." The guests responded with phrases like, "Marvelous! Keep up the good work. One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. Illustration: The story is told of President Franklin D. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.ģ For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. Wrong counsel or instruction (Proverbs 19:27)Ĭease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. It does teach us to stop listening to certain things.Ī. So, what does the Bible teach us about our ears and the art of listening?ġ. Of course what we allow into our soul through the ear-gate will influence us, both negatively and positively. Today we’re going to focus in on the ear. The ear is a wonderful creation and as we have seen is carefully designed by God to help us interact with the world around us. Bunyan is teaching us two valuable lessons: (1) the path to a human soul is only reached through our five senses and (2) those senses are controlled by our will. These were the only entrances into the town and the gates could only be opened from the inside. The town is further described as having five gates: eye-gate, ear-gate, feel-gate, nose-gate and mouth-gate. Bunyan describes the town as built by a wonderful King named Shaddai who lived in a magnificent castle in the middle of the town. In John Bunyan’s classic book The Holy War he introduces us to a town named Mansoul.
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