God spoke the world and everything we see into existence by His word. Even now the world hangs together by the very word of God. Amazingly the Word took on human form and lived, died and came to life again on this earth to draw men to himself. Even though many, well most of us have adequate hearing, we with regularity close our ears to the words that God speak.
Imagine living in a place where you cannot hear and your hope of hearing does not exist. A few months ago we met a young lady working at a resort along the ocean in southern Cambodia. Her employer rewarded her good quality of work as an employee of the month in spite of her inability to hear. Her brother also a resort employ works with her to help understand her job. Using a tuning fork I carried with me I found that her nerve conduction intact suggesting a hearing aid could be helpful. After we became aware of her dilemma we explored different avenues to help her hearing. None worked out. In our recent stay at the resort I saw the deaf young lady cleaning our room, reminding me of her dilemma. It came to me that I could look online for a hearing aid. After a quick search, I found one that was very inexpensive. A youtube review suggested the inexpensive aid’s quality almost equaled one costing over a thousand dollars.. I let the resort management know that the hearing aid I ordered should arrive in the next 30 days or so. Almost immediately young lady’s brother came to me anxiously happy to give me the money for the hearing aid. I wanted to pay for the hearing aid but I also did not want to rob him of joyfully serving his sister. The brothers excitement could hardly be contained with the hope that his sister could one day hear. Wow! what amazing love he has for his sister.
As I reflect on this event I must deal with my hardened heart. This young man’s attitude reminds me of the Word who became human who now loves us fervently. I become aware that I with open ears should listen to the Word of God to help guide my heart and mind. How shall I show love to those around me?
