Worship and listen !

Monday April 12, 2021

Worship and listen !

Acts 16:14 - There was among them a merchant of purple fabrics, named Lydie, originating in the city of Thyatira and who worshiped God. She was listening, and the Lord opened her heart, so that she listened to what Paul was saying.

Lydie had two qualities : she was a worshiper and she knew how to listen. Even though she did not have all the knowledge, these good dispositions made it possible for the Lord to open her heart to the Word and to receive the Good News from Jesus.

We have a deep need for our hearts to be opened, and we really cannot. It is a grace emanating from God to be able to perceive and understand his Word. By our intelligence, we cannot grasp the deep thought of God, it is so elevated above our way of thinking (Isaiah 55.9). The thought of God expressed in the Word needs to meet an honest and good heart in order to be able to germinate (Luke 8:15). The key that unlocks the lock of our heart is in the hands of our Lord. But how is the Lord going to open my heart ?

It is important that He finds in us the dispositions of Lydie : a heart that loves Him and an ability to listen. To love God is not difficult, it is enough to go over what He has done for us : on the cross for our salvation but also in our daily life. We have so much to be thankful for and yet we don't always see what He is doing for us.

Listening is a bit more difficult and takes discipline. We are so "attacked" by all kinds of voices outside but also inside us : the voice of worry, stress, guilt, ego... Let's learn to be silent in a loving attitude and the Lord will open our hearts wide to his Word. This is how we will be blessed in the depths of our being.

Good reflection.

Source (Ezekiel 37 Ministry)