OPEN TO GOD'S WORD
Today we hear about
A word=called EPHPHATHA=
Ephphatha means BE OPENED=
So my question to you is=
Are you listening
For GOD'S WORD=
Are you OPEN-
To hear God's word
“........people brought to him-
A deaf man
Who had a speech impediment........
He took him off
By himself........
Put his finger
Into the man's EAR=
And spitting
Touched his tongue
Then he looked up
To heaven and groaned
And said to him
“Ephphatha=that is BE OPENED
And immediately
The man's ears were OPENED
His speech impediment
Was removed=
And he spoke plainly” Mark 7:32, 33-35
Chances are=NOTHING like that
Is ever
Going to happen to us
So=if we are EVER
Going to be open
For the WORD OF GOD
We are=Going to have
To work for it
Let us BEGIN by praying=
Let us begin-
By OPENING UP our bibles=
Let us begin=by READING
The Word of God
Let us BE OPEN=to hear
The Word of God
Let us be open-
Let us hear
Let us LISTEN
For the WORD OF GOD
“........and that you may love
The Lord your God
LISTEN to his voice
And hold fast-to him” Deuteronomy 30:20
“Let the wise LISTEN
And add=to their learning
And let the discerning
Get guidance--------” Proverbs 1:5
We live in the TIME
Of Covid=we live in
A time of infections and DEATH
We live in a time
Of RACIAL INJUSTICE=
And at a time
WHERE each and everyone
Of us
Need to OPEN our ears
And LISTEN
For the Word of God
Let us ALL be open
To God's Word=let us
Read the bible
And let us listen
“My dear brothers
And sisters=take note of this
Everyone should be quick
TO LISTEN=slow to speak
And slow to become angry” James 1:19
Ephphatha=BE OPENED!=
Let us live the
WORD OF GOD
In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our ever LISTENING FATHER!
Robert P. Wallman
2-11-2021 and 6-05-2023
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Patricia Livingston
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