Attempting to raise two teenagers and two toddlers is by far a true test of hearing from God. Every once and a while Elissa and I step back and wonder if we had heard correctly the number four with regards to children. As we laugh through the exhaustion, we believe without a doubt this was His will.
I am not sure why it took so long for Pharaoh to hear from God. In Exodus we even have the magicians telling Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God. But Pharaoh's heart was hard and he would not listen"(8:19). When the most trusted around you are speaking truth, why is it we are still so deaf?
Mark picks this up as he remembers for us a conversation Jesus was having with the disciples. Jesus asks them, "Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember?" (8:17)
The truth is we do fail to see and more often than not we do not hear nor do we remember what Christ was attempting to instill into our senses. He longs for us to give our lives so that justice and freedom can exist for all of His children. Has this been a common practice for you and yours? If not, what might God be daring you to do so that this can be a reality for someone who has never heard from the Savior's voice?
Attempting to Hear again today,
Jeremy
Welcome to the conversation! For as long as our own discipline will allow, I hope to use this resource as a forum for prayer and reflection for the community of Perdido Bay United Methodist Church. We'll be working through Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals as our daily devotional guide. Since we're beginning the journey on Ash Wednesday, the hope is that this will be an additional venue for us to pray together throughout this holy season.
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