It’s hard to beat the sound if an engine is running smoothly after the mechanic does his “magic” on your vehicle. It’s hard to beat the sound of the phone ringing as you wait for good news to come. It’s called “music to the ear.”
One of the more beautiful sounds I hear on a regular basis is the rattling of paper as you turn in your Bibles to actively participate and follow along in the sermons being preached. It is exciting for a preacher to know God’s word is not falling on deaf, lazy ears, but rather on energetic, eager-to-learn disciples. When you search the scriptures with the Bible class teacher or preacher you are a more active participant in the lessons. You demonstrate by action that you are not here to be entertained – you are here to grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ. You are showing that you take your Christianity seriously. Your actions are saying, “I will only follow the word of God, therefore, I must see for myself what God says.”
Paul enjoyed this sound as he taught in the city of Berea. Luke records, “Now these were more noble minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, and examined the scriptures daily, to see whether those things were so” (Acts 17:11). Paul didn’t discourage people from searching or chide them as if they were challenging his apostolic authority; rather, it must have been music to his ears.
I thank God for the dedication and determination of so many of you as you follow God’s word as your sole authority in religious matters. Keep searching – keep studying – it is music to my ears.
Mike
I Thessalonians 2:13
“For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.”