Quick to listen

“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”James‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Jesus said, “He who has ears let him hear”(Matt 11:15). In the surrounding scripture He was describing John the Baptist, after this verse He talked about children in the market place calling to one another, inferring an insensibility to what had been spoken. Did the people really hear John’s message?

Jesus told the parable of the sower and the seed to highlight the importance of having a heart to hear and understand. We can so easily hear and not really appreciate what was spoken and straightaway lose what had been said. We lose an opportunity to grown and gain insight into the kingdom of God.

The important thing is: we cannot descriminate on where the truth will originate, if God used a donkey to speak to Balaam, He can use a child or an old lady. So…be ready at all times and have your ears open. Amen!