The interesting picture on our paper today brings many thoughts to one’s mind. Doesn’t it look as if the dog has raised his head to listen more intently to what his little mistress is saying to him? How earnestly she is watching to see if Mickey the dog understands her, and waiting to see if he will obey her?
Does it not remind us that there is One above looking down on us to see if you and I hear Him speaking to us in His Holy Word, and watching to see if our lives show that we have heard and are seeking to obey His voice?
You know the Lord Jesus says in Luke 8:18,
“Take heed how ye hear.”
Many, many today hear the Word of God, but heed it not—as the old saying is,
“It goes in one ear and out the other” but that is carelessness and indifference, and is dishonor to the Lord.
So let us, dear children, and young folks, when God’s Word is read, be careful how we hear and strive to say with the Psalmist.
“I WILL HEAR WHAT GOD THE LORD WILL SPEAK.” Psalms 85:8.
ML 07/22/1945