Can You Hear Me?
"Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping" Mark 14:37a
Have you ever wondered why the disciples couldn't manage to keep their eyes open while Jesus agonized only steps away? I confess to having judged their actions. I can't help but think, "Come on, guys! You have Jesus, "the" Jesus, and he's done all these super amazing things in front of you and YOU can't even manage to stay awake. He's asked a simple request, ‘watch and pray’, and you can't even do that - pitiful."
On a few occasions growing up I would get the full-name greeting from my mom followed by, "Are you listening to me?" (I learned quickly that the use of my middle name was NOT a good thing). This question was followed up with a slow repeat of whatever it was that I was supposed to be doing or not doing at the time and then a threat of the consequence I would endure if I didn't straighten up. You could judge a lot by the tone of my mom's voice. You still can...
I wonder what Jesus' tone was with His disciples? Was He angry, was He exhausted, was He sad? Whatever the tone, there was one thing their actions displayed, they didn't get it.
I really like that Jesus came back twice to His disciples. He keeps giving them chances to do the right thing. He still does that.
Random, but I once asked God to speak out loud to me. I was in my car, feeling very "in touch" and having a good conversation with the Maker of the Universe about all sorts of things when I was overcome with wanting to hear Him speak. I began to pray, "Please God, I want to hear You! I want to know the pleasure of Your voice! Please, I want to hear you out loud!" A few minutes passed while I listened as hard as I could and nothing happened. Then, out of the blue, I heard God speak, not out loud like I had asked, but in my deepest part of my soul and do you know what He said? "Read your Bible out loud. Then you will hear My voice." I got the point...
Sometimes what we hear and what we hear are two different things. If you are asking God to speak to you, be reminded that He may use an unconventional method to get across His message. Whatever the means though, what a comforting thought that our Savior keeps coming to us with His beautiful words.
Are you listening?
Have you ever wondered why the disciples couldn't manage to keep their eyes open while Jesus agonized only steps away? I confess to having judged their actions. I can't help but think, "Come on, guys! You have Jesus, "the" Jesus, and he's done all these super amazing things in front of you and YOU can't even manage to stay awake. He's asked a simple request, ‘watch and pray’, and you can't even do that - pitiful."
On a few occasions growing up I would get the full-name greeting from my mom followed by, "Are you listening to me?" (I learned quickly that the use of my middle name was NOT a good thing). This question was followed up with a slow repeat of whatever it was that I was supposed to be doing or not doing at the time and then a threat of the consequence I would endure if I didn't straighten up. You could judge a lot by the tone of my mom's voice. You still can...
I wonder what Jesus' tone was with His disciples? Was He angry, was He exhausted, was He sad? Whatever the tone, there was one thing their actions displayed, they didn't get it.
I really like that Jesus came back twice to His disciples. He keeps giving them chances to do the right thing. He still does that.
Random, but I once asked God to speak out loud to me. I was in my car, feeling very "in touch" and having a good conversation with the Maker of the Universe about all sorts of things when I was overcome with wanting to hear Him speak. I began to pray, "Please God, I want to hear You! I want to know the pleasure of Your voice! Please, I want to hear you out loud!" A few minutes passed while I listened as hard as I could and nothing happened. Then, out of the blue, I heard God speak, not out loud like I had asked, but in my deepest part of my soul and do you know what He said? "Read your Bible out loud. Then you will hear My voice." I got the point...
Sometimes what we hear and what we hear are two different things. If you are asking God to speak to you, be reminded that He may use an unconventional method to get across His message. Whatever the means though, what a comforting thought that our Savior keeps coming to us with His beautiful words.
Are you listening?
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