Well I cannot tell you how many times I have read through these scriptures and prayed for God to give me something to write about. And what I feel is that the three words from verse 7 sum it all up… “Listen to Him!” Something that I know in my mind I should be doing, something that I know I must do, but also something not as easy as it sounds. Sounds simple huh? Listen to Him! ---why can’t I just do that? So why is it so hard? It is hard because as much as the Holy Spirit is speaking to us; Satan is using everything in his power to go against every word spoken.
Can you imagine the feeling that Peter, James, and John experienced when they were right there to witness not only Jesus transfigured and the presence of Moses and Elijah, but they heard the voice of God proclaim Jesus as his son… “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to Him!” Something that is hard to even relate to, yet these disciples still did not always listen to Jesus. They even failed him at times. They even denied that they knew him. I have to believe that they were like me in that they would be at a point where the power of God was so strong on them that they felt empowered to live boldly for Christ and then the world rises up against us and once again we fail Him….we don’t listen.
Life is hard, but living for Jesus Christ makes the hard times bearable. Life will be hard no matter whom we choose to serve, but our life will only be fulfilled and complete when we give it to Jesus. Just as the father of the boy with the evil spirit showed his unbelief by saying to Jesus “but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us” we do the same thing when we don’t listen to him, when we don’t trust him with all that we have. When I first read this I thought wow, this poor man is saying to Jesus “if you can do anything”, surely he doesn’t really know who Jesus is if he is doubting that he can heal his son. But don’t I do the same thing when I don’t listen to the Holy Spirit? When I pray for something and then doubt that it will be taken care of, am I any different than this man? No, I’m not! This is no game and God was not playing when he said to listen to Him, in fact this is the most serious choice that any of us will choose to make. This world will come to an end, but God will remain and if we choose him than we will remain with him as well. We have to listen and we have to remember what Jesus told this man… “Everything is possible for him who believes.” So while this life may be difficult, choosing Jesus as our Savior is simple…just ask him and once you choose him let him be your true Savior and listen to him!
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