It Is Said

(Psa 44:1 KJV)  To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

(Proverbs 14 also read)

The first way that we learn about things is often with our ears.  Granted, a newborn is exploring his entire sensory package:  Taste, smell, sight, pressure, pain and of course don’t forget wetness.  But one he probably can’t get away from is the sense of sound.  Babies, like all of us, learn by hearing.

Here the children of Israel are pointing out that they first learned about the things of God because their fathers told them.

That is a good place to start.  The important thing about it is that we start.  We listen to our parents, our Sunday school teachers, our relatives, and some people I guess even think their cats talk to them.  But we listen.  As I said, it’s a good place to start.

We have to go on from there.  I guess in a sense when we read we are listening.  And I would say that the directions of the Holy Spirit require listening.  But there comes a part where we have to do some active investigating on own.  I just started reading this chapter.  I don’t know if this will be continued later on.  I feel right now I am told in my inner soul that I need to listen and then investigate.

So?  Be receptive to the input.  Make sure your brain is turned on and you’re thinking is flexible.  And then meditate on what you hear.  Think about it.  Organize it.  And let it bring you to a place of faith in the Almighty God.