Day 15:: Listening

God's Words. I give them some attention, but not enough. I don't usually treat them like the Words of GOD, and when I do, I may listen but not necessarily obediently. It says here, though, to listen OBEDIENTLY which means HEAR and DO.

As I was getting ready for DtO last week (we are like studying the same part of the Bible right now), I read about God's desire for the Israelites to wear His law on their foreheads and hands. Evidently, the forehead represents what is inside (our thoughts, our hearts) and the hands represent action (what is outside). God desperately wanted His Words to penetrate the people's hearts, take over their thoughts, and become their actions. Then, he asked them to hang it over the doorway to their house, where they exit and enter. This was particularly interesting because it was like God wanted to remind them as they transitioned from the comfort of home to the outside world and back in to live for Him...to glorify Him in whatever setting they were in. These days, we have like 10 different worlds we operate in and its easy to carry on different lives in each place. God wants to be Ruler of our heart and life in each one, though. He wants His Word on our forehead, on our hands, and over all of our doorways.

The Old Testament is a very real picture of how God desperately wants us to follow in His ways. And it's not like He hasn't promised over and over again that it is best. Why don't we believe Him? Oh, we are just as bad as the Israelites.