This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Mat 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Good morning again friends. We had a pretty good night of visits yesterday, and were able to come across a young family that may just come out and visit with us, they moved down from a city north of us a while back and haven't been going to church anywhere. During our visiting time the Pastor and I were conversing about people as you try and help them out in life. We were discussing how people don't just listen, then we thought that it may go beyond listening, are they comprehending? As I write to you when I can, I started thinking about that this morning if what I say makes a difference? Now I know that some of you may be reading it, but are you comprehending what I am saying when I talk about Salvation, or any of the other pieces of scripture that I may try and explain. the reason for that thought is we are always so busy in our lives to maybe read something, or hear something, however we always aren't comprehending. We aren't comprehending because in our minds and our hearts we are already trying to either come up with an answer, or we are trying to rebuttal what is trying to be said long before we even earnestly listened to what is being said. I can remember in the Bible when Jesus takes Peter, James, and John onto the mount of transfiguration. As that happens Christ is literally transfigured into His glorified body and Moses and Elias appears! Peter being the great example of how quickly we are to put foot in mouth pipes up and tells the Lord what he wants to do, however about that time the Bible says in Matthew 17:5 a great cloud overshadows them and says " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him." Now I have a side note in my Bible that I had written awhile ago and it says "Peter, Shut Up!" Sometimes when we ought to be listening and watching, we are usually speaking and acting. Friends the Godhead appeared mightily, and yet Peter was about to miss out on some more great instruction for his life. Isn't that just like us? I find it funny and frustrating at the same time anymore when someone comes to the preacher to ask a question or get advice from a scriptural standpoint and about the time the preacher starts to talk that person wants to start interjecting! Friend if you go to someone to hear what they have to say, then kindly be quiet and listen, if you don't understand then wait till that person is finished speaking, process it in your mind, and then ask further questions, don't keep interrupting because just like good ol Peter you may be missing what is about to be said! When the preacher is preaching, just listen, let the cares of the world pass by, put off your flesh and enter into the house of God with the purpose to hear something from the Lord! Friends I just want to encourage you today to listen to the Lord, and as the Bible said...hear ye Him! It's when we aren't listening that we are usually hurting ourselves because we have missed exactly what we needed in our life to help us overcome the problem, or situation that we are dealing with. Remember that preacher isn't preaching just to hear himself! Not only listen dear friends but understand. Pro 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things. When the preacher or the Word of God says something, seek to understand it, that is listen to what is being said and apply it to your lives for your benefit! Friends I hope that you have a blessed day, and that in doing so you would hear first, then think about what you are going to say, then respond in love!