Luke 9:44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
"sink down" - That's an interesting description used by Jesus, especially since He is referring to spoken words and not something tangible like a submarine submerging beneath the surface of the water.
How many times have we been accused of not listening? Perhaps we heard what was being said, but we didn't really understand what was being communicated. Maybe we were only "half-way" listening. It could have been that we simply forgot what we were told.
Ever heard a parent tell a child, "you need to get it through your thick head..."?
When the Lord speaks to us, somehow, we must be able to get His words beneath the surface of our lives. We have a tendency to retain so little of what we hear through the course of a day. But, if we are privileged to hear from God, we want to be able to keep it.
Paul said, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;" (Colossians 3:16). Said another way, "Let His words go deep and not remain on the surface."
Moses wrote that His words should be laid up in our heart and soul (Deuteronomy 11:18-20).
The Psalmist wrote about the Word being hid in his heart (Psalm 119:11).
The prophet mentions that when he found the Word, he ate it (Jeremiah 15:16).
Jesus said His words should abide in us (John 15:7).
May the Lord help us today to not only HEAR His words, but RETAIN His words.
