Ears to Hear

 DEVOTION

2^ND SAMUEL

EARS TO HEAR

2 Sam 22:5-7

5 "The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 6 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. 7 In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.

NIV

Although David’s song includes some of distressful verbiage, it seems to be a hyperbole as he was not actually being coiled around by a grave, nor confronted with the snares of death any more than all of us humans who face the fact that death of this body awaits us. Nevertheless, these words give us insight into the heart of David, who is the king of Israel, and lives in luxury compared to most people in his time, yet he feels overwhelmed at times, and when he had those feelings, he called to the LORD. This is one of the great lessons of life. There may be times when we are in one of those deep valleys, feeling down, like everything is against us, but we can call to the Lord, we can call out to our God, and from his temple he hears our voice, and our cry will come to his ears. However, we should never forget when we are having one of those mountain-top moments in life, and everything is going our way, that we still need to call to our Lord. We still need to call out to our God, with thanksgiving and gratitude in our hearts and voice, blessing His name, and from his temple he hears our voice, and our praise will come to his ears. So whether we are well fed or hungry, living in plenty or want, we have not only learned to be content, but we have learned to always call out to our Lord, to call out to our God. For we are assured that from his temple he will hear our voice. Whether we are feeling the depth of the valley, the exhilaration of the mountaintop, our voice, either the cries of woe or the praise of thanksgiving, comes to his ears. Thank you, Lord, that you have eyes to see, a mouth to speak, and ears to hear.