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Show LISTENING TO THE LORD "While he cloud was speaking, still enveloped them, the cloud said, "This is love; with him I to him!" am (Matthew bright and a my Son, whom I well 17: a voice from pleased. 5) (glib Listen Twice, a voice from heaven spoke to identify Jesus to those standing around. The first time was at Jesus' baptism by Baptist. When He came up out of the water, the Holy Spirit descended John the upon Him in the form of a dove. Then voice from heaven beloved Son a declared, "This is my in whom I am well pleased." 1 7) God the Son was (Matthew 3: coming up out of the water, God the Holy Spirit lite upon Him, and God the Father identified Him. 1 The second time this text on was what we find in the Mount of Transfiguration. Jesus took Him disciples part of the way Then, He took His inner circle of Peter, James, and John further a left them. and left them to watch while He went yonder to pray. They saw Jesus transfigured with Moses and Elijah standing beside Him and talking with Him. Peter got beside himself and wanted to celebrate and stay on the mountain top. So like God saw the evil of the people and sent Noah to build a ark, like He saw the people building a tower to heaven and confused the people's languages, like He with sent Nathan message to David that it was time to repent, God spoke and aid to the a disciples, "This is my beloved 2 Son, in pleased. Hear Him!" He not only identified His only begotten Son whom I am well but told them to listen to Him. He was the One with the Word of life and light. He was the One with the salvation. He was hope of the One with that which will last when everything else passes away. He was the one with the bread and water of eternal life. He is the One that is the rock of ages. "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!" All I have this morning MASTER! the to say is: "LISTEN TO THE HEAR YE HIM!" him that hath Let come ears Let hear! close with this story. Back in when the telegraph was the me day fastest way to get a message long distance, the company advertised that it 3 hiring for a Morse code operator. Prospective employees rushed to the address and completed the application. i.: t'r t:{,JL Ff( A note on the desk in the very busy office read, "When you finish filling out the application, have a seat and wait until was tJtP you are summoned into the inner office of the interviewer." The last young man to complete the form, sat down in the waiting room with seven other applicants. In just a few minutes, the last young man gathered his things, got up, walked across the room, and walked right in the inner office door. The other earlier applicants perked up but wondered what was going on. They murmured among themselves wondering why they had not heard their names called or for that matter, any other 4 name. if maybe the young could not read and follow They wondered aloud man instructions. He was sure disqualified. In a few minutes the to be employer and the young man walked out of the office with smiles. They shook hands and as the yong man left the employer said t the other applicants, "Thank you very much for coming, gentlemen. been filled." The job has just They al began to grumble and one was bold enough to speak up, "Wait a minute, last a one I don't understand. He to come in. The seat and wait until you in. We never got a was sign said, are one to come "Have summoned chance to be interviewed. That's not fair. He last the in." 5 was the noisy with chatter and the sound of the telegraph in the background, ht employer said, "I'm The office that was sorry, but all the time you have been sitting here, the telegraph has been ticking out the following message in Morse code, "if you understand this message, then come right in." None of understood it. That young did and the job in his." you hear it man or We live in a world full of noise and busyness We are distracted and cannot hear the still, small voice of God. We have tuned Him out and changed the . channel. He is not one of our "friends." by to tell you that Peter, James and John meant well. They were disciples of Jesus and had spent nearly three years walking with Him but they I've come 6 did not understand when Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus on the Mt of Transfiguration. So, God had to remind them to get their priorities straight. Nobody is equal to the Son of God. As Moses was, he got so angry with the people that he destroyed the law of God and stuck the rock for great a leader as promised land. As great a prophet as Elijah was, after he destroyed Jezebel and her 450 false prophets, he doubted and went into a fit of suicidal despair. God wanted them to know that Jesus was His only begotten Son and that that was enough to water save so that he missed the the world. brought the man from Tyre and Sidon who was deaf and had a speech impediment. The Bible says that He put The 7 and spat and touched the man's tongue and immediately his ears were opened and his fingers in the man's ears impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly." (Mark 7: 31-37) God has something to say to you and He the wants to open your ears. In Revelation 2 and 3, the Lord says time and time again, "He who hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says " ... 8 |
