Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 787
May 12, 2026///
Today let us think about how and what we hear! All of us know that there are times when someone is talking to us and if we were asked to repeat it, we could not because we appeared to be listening but were not absorbing it!
Other times we hear but find out later that we did not hear correctly, and there are times we do hear what the other person is saying but do not take heed nor have any intention of believing them or following their advice if it was given!
Children, ours and others, have a great way of ignoring or just not comprehending what we are telling them.
We then should have no trouble understanding what Jesus meant when He says in several places, “He that have ears, let them hear”!
Jesus talked about hearing a lot but specifically says if we have ears to hear in: Matthew 11:15, and 13:9/ Mark 4:9, 4:23, and 7:16/ Luke 8:8.
Jesus was talking to people who had physical ears and who could apparently hear the words, but He is saying let you heart hear and allow the Holy Spirit to show you deeper truths than the surface words.
He is admonishing those listening to listen with the intention of obeying and following His teaching. We all know many listened to Him and not only ignored what he said and how to have a relationship with the Father, but also some spread wrong understanding of what He was saying.
It is interesting to me the numbers of even the religious leaders of that day that did not only not hear with the intent to obey but did not even accept that Jesus was the LONG-AWAITED MESSIAH!
PSALMS 85:8 SAYS IN PART: I will hear what God the Lord will speak:
Do we hear with our hearts open to receive revelation of the thoughts and intents of teaching or do we hear with our minds that are centered on the surface of the words?
Before reading the word or hearing a teaching or sermon do we ask the Holy Spirit to open our spiritual ears to the deep truths. Do we intend to obey what we hear, or do we let the cares of life rob us of walking in the revelations we may have received but did not walk in.
Psalm 143:8 (KJV) Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
Proverbs 8:33 (KJV) Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Many times, in the 2nd and 3rd chapters of Revelation, Jesus says if you have ears, hear! Below is one of those!
Revelation 2:29 (KJV) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
We have ears to hear what those around us are saying or we can close our ears to their voices. We pay a lot of attention to what the culture we live in tells us to do and many times we are more prone to follow that than we are to open our ears to hear the voice or impression deep within and follow that.
God Loves us and wants to give us joy and peace that comes from listen deep in our spirits to the truths of His word and the direction He gives every moment of everyday if we are open to hearing and doing!
Oh, how we live below our privilege as a Christian because we have ears to hear but do not hear!
I ask you today to think about how you hear and how you respond and who you are listening to!
John 10:27 (KJV)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
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Father, in Jesus’ name I come! Thank you for your love and truth that is for our good and your Glory! You have such amazing and wonderful truths that will guide us and keep us pure in this world we are in. May each of us examine deep inside us and clear out all the hindrances that keep us from hearing with spiritual ears! Oh, how you love us Jesus! May we understand that your way is always best. May we hear what the sprit is saying! Amen!
Love, MeMaw!
THOUGHTS FROM SKYDIVING MEMAW 