KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
Ears
IT IS NOT enough to be willing to listen...
Jesus told His disciples to let His words sink down into their ears, i.e., lodge within their minds and take up permanent residence. In John 5, Jesus confronted the Jews who wanted to kill Him because of what He did on the Sabbath day. He reminded them that John the Immerser was a witness to His Deity, but that He had an even greater witness than John, namely the seal and approval of the Father. Then Jesus said, "But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe" ( John 5:38). On another occasion, Jesus told the Jews, "I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you" ( John 8:37). In both of these passages, it is clear that the Jews had heard the sayings of Jesus, but they did not allow these sayings to sink down into their ears and take up residence (B. J. Clarke).
THOUGHT: If we would allow the sayings of Jesus to sink down into our ears, we must heart His words, internalize His words, and live His words (Heb. 2:1; cf. Col. 3:16).
KneEmail: "Let these words sink down into your ears..." ( Luke 9:44).