Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
August 15th 2022

Health Meter IV: The Ears

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. Proverbs 1:8

Bible Reading: Proverbs 1:8-33

Human ears play an important role in our daily lives. The ability to recognize, and appreciate sound and the anything auditory is made possible by the ear. What you hear has great influence over your life. For instance, someone becomes a medical doctor after many years of hearing information from the field of medicine. Also, oral cultures appreciate the significant role the ear plays in preserving culture, stories, and traditions. Beyond hearing is listening; it transcends the physical hearing but engages the totality of our senses in order to discern and understand what is implied. The question is: what and who do you listen to? The content you hear is a product of who is behind it and it determines who you will hearken to.

When you start listening to contents that are contradictory to God’s word, you need to take caution. Seeing goes with hearing many times, while the eyes retains the visuals, the ears retains the sound. Prophet Samuel learnt to listen to God; after he heard his name being called twice, he ran to his master‚ Eli. Finally, Eli instructed him to respond, “Speak for your servant listens”. When was the last time God spoke to you? Is your ear blocked by wax of ungodly music, ungodly conversations etc that you cannot hear God again like before? Take a decision to call unto God to melt every wax, sharpen your ears to hear Him and for your heart to be attuned with Him.

Self-Reflection: You cannot hearken to who you don’t listen to. Learn to listen to God.

Action Point: Run a Word test of the music and media content on your phone, computers etc.

Daily Confession: Lord may I not be a victim of spiritual decay. I call unto You to melt every wax, sharpen my ears to hear You and for my heart to be attuned with You in Jesus name.

Intercessory prayer: I pray for God’s healing for the sick at the hospital.

Hymn: Take my life, and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee

Take my moments and my days,

Let them flow in ceaseless praise

Let them flow in ceaseless praise