Deuteronomy 5:1 “Moses called all Israel, and said to them: “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your hearing today, that you may learn them and be careful to observe them.”
Let us begin with a big question: What are we to do with God’s Word?
Moses gives three essential things to do with God’s Word here in Deuteronomy 5:1.
First, we are to listen (Hear, O Israel).
Second, we are to learn (that you might learn).
Third, we are to live (careful to observe them).
We are to listen to God’s Word! To listen is to become attentive to what is being said. We can be hearing, but not listening because we were not paying attention. You can be “hearing” a sermon but not listening to the sermon. One of the great heartaches of God is found in Proverbs 1:24, as He says, “I have called, and you refused to listen.”
Are you putting yourself in a place to listen to God’s Word?
Are you paying close attention to what is being said?
Are you listening that you need to be listening?
2nd, we are to learn God’s Word! To learn is to comprehend information so that it can be applied. It is gaining an understanding. It is gaining knowledge. To learn one will need to do the hard work of studying. While in learning there is the component of being able to remember what one has learned, there is also the component of knowing how the information is used. While it is important to hide God’s Word in your heart so you can recall it the full idea is learning is we now have a skill. Studying is to make one skillful. Studying God’s Word is to make one skillful in how to use God’s Word. Are you taking the time to learn God’s Word?
3rd, we are to be living God’s Word. We are to be more than listeners and learners. We are to be living out the skills we now possess. There is an application of the skills learned to daily living. As Pastor James says in his letter, we are to be doers. Only a fool would be listening and learning but not living what they have learned. (Matt. 7:26) Are you living out what you are learning?
Listen to the Word! Learn the Word! Live the Word!
Continue Strong,
And remember to DATE the Word