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faith, imagine the dangers our faith could face! That's
why Paul warned, “Watch, stand firm in the faith; be
courageous; be strong” (1 Cor 16:13). Life is a faith battle
from A to Z. Fight the good fight of faith (1 Tim 6:12).
k)Watch over your family. Your family is your
treasure. Many thieves will try to break through and steal
away your children, peace, testimony and all the precious
things you hold dear. “She watches over the ways of her
household” (Prov 31:27). Yes, she is busy, no doubt, but
she is alert where her child goes to tuition or the guests
she entertains at home or the relatives who come to stay
and an umpteen number of household affairs. She has an
eye on everything.
2.Alert to hear God's Voice
There are many avenues through which God's
voice rings in our ears, and one is through our parents'
commands and laws. “When you walk, they will guide
you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you
awake, they will speak to you” (Prov 6:20-22). You need
to be awake and alert to hear God speak to you. Many
times Jesus shouted “Attention” before speaking
important truths, using words like, “Verily, verily….He
who has ears, let him hear…Beware….etc,. “I slept but
my heart was awake,” says the Shulamite (Ss 5:2).
Though we immerse ourselves in our daily duties, our
hearts need to be awake to hear God's voice any moment.
Joseph slept but his heart was awake to receive God's
message (Mt 1:20). The magi were alert to detect “His
star” and came to worship Jesus.
“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so
that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let
them fade from your heart as long as you live” (Dt 4:9).
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For Moses and the Israelites it was seeing; but for us it is
reading. Let what we read in the Bible be ringing in our
hearts through the day. “Watch yourselves carefully”
(v15). “To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is
better than the fat of rams” (1 Sam 15:22).
“Blessed are those who listen to Me, watching
daily at My doors, waiting at My doorway” (Prov 8:34).
When you open the Bible you are knocking at God's door.
Knock, watch and wait. The door will open and He will
invite you in to sit at His feet to learn. He teaches those
who are eagerly waiting to learn. “I will stand at my
watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to
see what He will say to me” (Hab 2:1). Yes, unless you are
alert to God's voice, it will drown in the din of the world.
So many voices compete for our attention. But the
sensitive ear will hear the cock crow amidst the ruckus of
soldiers. “Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it
well, for it is your life” (Prov 4:13).
“Keep My commands and live, and My law as the
apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them
on the tablet of your heart” (Prov 7:2,3). The apple of our
eye must be guarded by the eyelids. Or else they will be
injured and lost. So, the Word must be protected. They
must be bound to us lest they fly away. They must be
engraved on our hearts for ready reference. Very few take
the pains to write down their meditation. No wonder the
birds swoop down and feast on them (Mt 13:4). Most
Christians read a passage every day and are satisfied.
That is not going to take you through the Christian
journey. You must take pains, spend time, meditate, write
down and absorb the truths so that you can put them to
practice. “He who heeds the word wisely will find good”
(Prov16:20).