Long time - no hear! My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: John 10:27 An Indian was walking in downtown New York City alongside a resident friend. As they approached a busy street corner in the center of Manhattan, the Indian seized his friends arm and whispered, Wait. I hear a cricket. Come on!, the city boy sneered, This is downtown New York, how could you possibly hear a cricket? His friend persisted however, Seriously, I do! As horns were honking, people shouting, brakes screeching, subway clamoring and people bustling about, the Indian began leading his friend along slowly, now and again stopping and turning his ear toward the seemingly noiseless sound. The Indian insisted and proceeded to follow the sound across the street and toward a small dark corner next to a graffiti covered wall. There, he bent down to a minuscule tuft of grass and pulled out the cricket. I told, you, he said, I heard a cricket. Astounded, the New Yorker marveled How could you have heard the cricket in the middle of all this noise? Well, said his foreign friend, It simply depends on what youre listening to. Here, let me show you what I mean. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of change, a couple of quarters, three or four nickels, and a dime and a few pennies. Now, he said, watch this. He held the coins waist high and dropped them to the sidewalk. At once, every head within nearly a block turned around and looked in the direction of the Indian. You see, It all depends on what youre listening to. To what sounds are our ears trained to listen? Are they trained to hear the sound of money, of gossip, of complaining, of worldly things or are they trained to hear the still small voice of the Most High, directing and advising us in the way we should go? Lets ask the Lord to train our ears to hear the things of God this weekend. We need to be listening for His direction in the hustle and bustle of this noisy world!
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:48:08 +0000
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