Your Future, Your Choice! - LISTEN TO HIS VOICE

 In the original language of the Bible, the word "listen" often carries the sense of "obey." Is this not what we mean when we say to child, "Listen to your parents"? Thus, to listen to God's voice implies learning and obeying what he says. Since we cannot literally hear God's voice, we listen to him by reading and applying what is in his Word, the Bible. 

To show the importance of listening to God's voice, on one occasion Jesus said: "Man must not live, not on bread alone, but on every word that comes from Jehovah's mouth." (Matthew 4:4) As important as physical food is to us, taking knowledge of God is, in fact, even more so. Why? Wise King Solomon explained: "Wisdom is a protection just as money is a protection, but the advantage of knowledge is this: "Wisdom preserves the life of its owner." (Ecclesiastes 7:12) Knowledge and wisdom from God can protect us today and help us to make the wise choice that leads to everlasting life in the future. 

Next time: Your Future, Your Choice! - STICKING TO HIM

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