Over and over in the New Testament, Jesus as well as others say, "he who has ears to hear, let him hear" It's easy to read this and think of the prophecy that the blind will see and the deaf will hear, that Jesus open eyes and soften hearts. But something caught my attention as I was reading the psalms last night:
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; they have ears but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. Psalm 135:15-18
I was struck by this truth that idolatry is what hardens hearts. The idolatrous are the ones without ears to hear. And it all makes sense - if you're looking at something other than the Lord, it's hard to see Him for who He is, and you're certainly not listening to what He might say to you.
The psalms have weight! It's not all the soft stuff, and it is so amazing.
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