DOMINION MANDATE DAILY DEVOTIONAL

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020

THE EARS THAT HEAR

BIBLE READING: REV. 2:29

"But blessed are your eyes, for they see and your ears, for they hear" Matthew 13:16

The ear(auditory system) is the vital organ for the perception of sound and ensures balance. It is the gateway that receives sound from our immediate environment, transports it to the brain to interpret what was heard through neurons and other structures in the ear that aid hearing. The interpretation of sound by the brain is crucial for the harmonious coordination of the central nervous system. The ear causes balance by making you steady when you walk on earth, if the auditory system fails to provide balance, you will feel like one floating, wobbling, disorientated, confused and also suffer from blurred vision. The size of the ear in the human body does not equate its importance in providing guidance and response to our environment. It is very important that our ear performs its primary role, hence the admonition by Jesus on different occasions - “He that hath ears to hear let him hear(KJV).” Mathew 11:15 and Rev. 2:7.

The primary function of the ear is not limited to physical dimensions alone. Although, the physical organ of hearing is considered of peculiar importance as the main instrument by which man receives information, man also has spiritual ears. Man is made in the image of God, and the Lord is Spirit and communicates to us through our spirit. Spiritual ears, the organ of spiritual perception are even more important than physical ears as they receive guidance and direction from God- “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. John 10:27-28(KJV)

The importance of a functional ear, whether physical or spiritual cannot be overemphasized. It is therefore, the duty of every man to ensure that both physical and spiritual ears are functioning in optimal capacity for a successful life. However, if either one of the ears are defective, we will suffer defeat physically or spiritually. If a man is spiritually deaf, that man cannot hear God and he will go astray - “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21(KJV).

The human ear can hear clearly but can however suffer from either of these defects; inability to understand what is heard or inability to retain what is heard. It is possible for a man to hear and not understand the information received, it is also possible to hear and forget what was heard. Therefore, the ear that hears is the one that receives the word, understands and takes corresponding actions of faith based on the Word. In James 1:25, we are admonished to not just hear but to do- "But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience](AMP). The responsibility lies on us to sharpen our hearing, physically and spiritually. Do you have ears? If yes, it is your responsibility to hear men and God and be an active doer, not a forgetful hearer.

PRAYER:
Lord, I ask you to remove every wax that has blocked my physical and spiritual ears, preventing me from hearing your word physically and spiritually. I receive grace to be a doer and not just a hearer in Jesus name.

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