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Saturday... He listens, He really does.


Saturday... He listens, He really does.

That's a very good word for today. Psalm 116:1 (MSG) starts off saying, "I love the Lord because he listened to me." I don't have to get loud to Him to make sure He listens. He even listens to me when I'm just thinking. No one else can do that, but He can.

Verses 1 & 2 in the NLT says, "I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath." Whatever I am saying may be long but He keeps listening and He even bends down to make sure He gets it all.

Now we can tell if we are close to someone, we can tell if they are listening. Usually they are looking at us, listening with their eyes, their ears, their expressions, trying to take it all in but with God it is a matter of faith for us. We can't see Him so our believing that He is listening is predicated on what we read in His Word. That is why these verse are important to believe.  It says, "he bends down to listen." He wants to make sure He hears everything we are saying.

Now there is something else that is important to see. If it is important to us to have someone listen to us then it is important that we also listen to others. We are extensions of God in this. We show our love by our listening. As our Pastor said a few weeks back that we're not just listening and waiting for an open moment so we can share an example or give some advice, but we are just listening. So maybe we need to bend down and make sure we get all that they are saying.

I'm not really good at this. Just yesterday, I was in a situation when someone was going through a very difficult time and I was so quick to let them know what they needed to do. That was not a good thing. And I deeply regret that today.

The NIRV says, "I love the Lord, because he heard my voice. He heard my cry for his help. Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live." That is so great, isn't it? I also really love Him because He shows His love for me by hearing me, by hearing my cry for help and paying attention to me. 

Here is is again, "I love the Lord because he listened to me." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


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