Listen Up! “Most assuredly, I say to you, . . .” – John 5:24a I have an AP on my IPhone that’s called “The Ultimate Buzzer” AP. On it are a bunch of different buzzer sounds. There are sweet sounds like that of a baby sneezing or a wind chime. There are fun noises like popcorn popping, a cow mooing, burps, and a boing. There are sounds associated with someone making a faux pas’ like the wah-wah and drum roll. Then there’s the whole gamut of alarms like the classic buzzer or old time alarm clock. There’s even a sound like an elk in heat! There are sounds of doom and danger like the air raid siren, European police siren, and the Navy call to general quarters. AP sounds like that are a humorous means to draw attention. If we don’t have that AP we might just say “Hey!” or “Yo! Yo! YO!” Jesus didn’t have an IPhone or a buzzer AP. He simply said “Most assuredly” when He wanted to get people’s attention. It was His way of saying, “Listen up!” And when Jesus says “Listen up!” we would do well to listen. In John 5:24 Jesus says, ““Most assuredly, . . .” “Most assuredly” is a translation of the Greek word amen written twice. Literally Jesus says, “Amen, amen.” Amen means definitely, surely, so let it be. These words of Jesus announce, “Listen up, what follows is important.” It’s His, “Now here this!” When Jack Bauer of 24 ominously secures eye contact and says something in that low, slow, very serious tone, the one he is speaking to listens; and obeys. When the National Weather Service and its loud beeping alarm announces a tornado warning, we listen; and obey. When the national Emergency Alert System interrupts programming with important information, we listen; and obey. And when Jesus says, “Listen up!” we need to listen; and obey. What Jesus has to say is more important than any trumped up peril, any weather warning or national danger. What Jesus has to say will not only impact our lives now, but for eternity. Listen up! This is serious. What is it that is so important for us to hear from Jesus? If you want to find out go to Pastor Claude’s blog at theshepherdofhope.blogspot . God bless you as you “Listen up!”
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:16:13 +0000
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