"Let us hear the conclsion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
The last two verses of this book are very direct and needful. Of all that we study in the Scriptures, these two verses, 13 and 14, cut to the heart of it. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter - a final directive to conclude with all that has been said on vanity and sin and wisdom and foolishness; 'Let us hear' is the instruction. Sit up and take notice for that which is getting ready to be spoken. My dad, calls these verses, the 'lettuce patch' - 'let us'. They are found 187 times throughout Scripture. A wonderful study in itself; perhaps someday I will get to that study. Jesus declared, 'He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the church'. We are to hear these words getting ready to be pronounced. Do yo have an ear to hear? When was the last time you thanked God for you ability hear with your ear? Too often such things are taken for granted til after we lose them, or there is restrcition in their use. Give thanks for how God has made us, 'we are fearfully and wonderfully made'. Now when is the last time you heard the Spirit speak? Do you have ear to hear the difference between your own reasoning, Satan's whispering and the truth of the Spirit? Then ask for God to solidfy your ability to discern the Spirits leading.
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