Reading: Acts 2:8
“And how is it that we hear in our own native language?”
How many kinds of emotions rang behind those words? Wonder, hope, a
desire for confirmation. Or suspicious and fearful?
When Paul first brought God’s words to the Bereans they were referred
to as more noble-minded, “for they
received the word with great eagerness, examining the scripture daily, to see
whether these things were.” Acts 17: 11
Today in our highly technical environment we are well aware of
potential scams and hoaxes and falsified presentations. But even in our
sophisticated wariness lies still invade our relationships, our churches, our
families, and our own hearts.
So often we doubt we are hearing what we think we are hearing. In our faith too.
How often do we realize that the Lord has spoken into our hearts with
the language we most need to hear and then still set up barriers of rejection?
We must have been mistaken. We were caught up in a moment. We begin to
question, why would He speak to me directly, am I imagining this, is it really
possible?
Lord, teach us to remove our fears and anxieties so that we hear Your
words of guidance and trust in Your personal language. Help us to confirm by
Your scriptures and by Your Spirit’s counsel and take daily steps with great eagerness
to listen and to walk.
Psalm of Worship: Genesis 1:8
“God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning,
the second day.”
