Week 3: Listening to the Father
Called to Listen through the Prophet Jeremiah
Week 3, Day 6
As someone who stays quite busy, whose thoughts are always whirling with a multi-tasked variety of ideas, calendars, commitments, and people, it is hard to stop and listen—to be fully present in the moment and listen. Listening to God, to others, and to the world. The book of Jeremiah refers to listening or hearing more than any other book in the Bible. And it is in reference to God lamenting that His people have not listened to Him. I do not want to be the subject of our Father’s lament. And I’m sure you don’t either. You have already made that choice by listening to the Father’s voice throughout these forty days. For that, I congratulate you!
Read the following list of verses from the book of Jeremiah and as you listen, make note of:
1) The things that God wanted the Israelites to hear and
2) What He wants us to hear today.
Historical context: Jeremiah prophesied in Judah, just before the Babylonians took the nation into captivity.
Jeremiah 6:16-20
Jeremiah 7:1-8
Jeremiah 8:4-7
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Jeremiah 17:5-10
Jeremiah 18:5-10
Jeremiah 23:16-18
Jeremiah 29:10-14
Jeremiah 31:31-34
What is the overall message you hear from the Father through these passages?
Additional notes, thoughts, or drawings from listening to the Father:
We would love to hear from you! Please share with us what you are hearing and how you are growing in your devotion to listening.
This blog post is taken from the book Called to Listen: Forty Days of Devotion. To order a copy of this book, please visit our website and invite a friend to participate in the study with you. The book includes additional guides and questions to be reviewed in a small group context weekly.