The crust on a fool began forming the moment he stopped listening.

Live it
When Moses walked into his court with a rod and wearing the garb of a Hebrew, Pharaoh knew this was not the same man he knew. Banished from his home for killing an Egyptian, Moses spent forty years in the desert ruling sheep and not sitting at the king's table. Now it seemed he only listened to God and followed his instruction while Pharaoh on the other hand, listened to bad counsel and made rules rather than follow them.

I'm also reminded of the prophet Samuel who visited the home of Jesse to anoint one of his son's to be king of Israel to replace Saul who stopped listening to God. Jesse paraded the oldest and most mature sons in front of Samuel who rejected them. After the last rejection, he must have questioned his understanding of God's instruction. "Tell me, do you have any other sons? Jesse affirmed they were, but discounted that a king should come from someone so young an inexperienced. Today, you might feel like an unlikely candidate to be significant to God. Or you might feel like you failed to properly raise your sons or daughters. If so, just remember, God is looking for anyone who will listen and obey his instruction, not for any educated, trained, expectant person who won't listen to him.

Pray it
If I have anything in my favor it's the fact listening seems to be the only thing I'm good at. Even as my skills diminish with age, my willingness to do what You want and go where You lead, has never been stronger. I feel I'm equipped to do whatever you ask, but if all I can do in the days ahead is spend time with You and listen, that's more than enough. Thank You very much!

Resources
George Washington was bulletproof to the Indians, but he never faced today's media. (2000)
The Thummin has been replaced by the Person of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us. (2001)
False listening can be as bad as false teaching. (2002)
May our life be summarized by the simple phrase, "They believed God." (2003)
Recovering from a break-in is as much emotional as replacing what was stolen. (2004)
Gaining riches shouldn't motivate us, but pleasing God should! (2005)
The simplest prayer is honest emotion and expressing dependence on God (2006)
Freedom is lost the moment we're unwilling to give up something so others can enjoy it. (2007)
Apathy will eat you up one nibble at a time. . (2008)

1. One-minute Devotionals began on January 2, 2006 and are the original creation of James R. Green, Prayertower Webservant Content is derived from his alternating and sequential survey of both the Old and New Testament to offer insight on Scripture.
2. Resources are derived from daily devotions of James R. Green called, Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003), Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004), Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005) and One Minute Devotional (2006-2008).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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