Deuteronomy 5:1 “Moses called all Israel, and said to them: “Hear, O Israel, to the statutes and judgments which God speaks in your hearing today, that you may learn them and be careful to observe them.”
In Deuteronomy 5:1, we find that Moses gives THREE essential things to do with God’s Word.
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).
Going deeper:
1st, we are to LISTEN to God’s Word! To listen is to be ATTENTIVE, pay attention! One can be hearing, but not listening. 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, where He says, “I have called, and you refused to listen.”
Hear the appeal of Solomon from Proverbs 5:1 as he says, “My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding.” I like LEND YOUR EAR.
How are you at LENDING YOUR EAR to God’s Word?
2nd, we are to LEARN God’s Word! What does it mean to learn? To learn is to comprehend information so that it can be applied. It is gaining an understanding. It is gaining knowledge. Learning happens as one does 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 of learning is that 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.
3rd, having listened and learned God’s Word we are to be LIVING God’s Word. 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. Jesus teaches that only a fool would listen and learn but not live what they have learned. (Matt. 7:26)
So, what are you doing with the Word?
Are you lending your ear to LISTEN that you might LEARN so that you can LIVE out what you have learned?
Continue Strong LISTENING, LEARNING, AND LIVING OUT the Word!,
And remember to DATE the Word