Hear

"The dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live," John 5:25.

That time's coming. Well, in fact, it's here. Now. So said Jesus. The time when the dead will hear. It's right now. What will the dead hear? Jesus' voice. Who are the dead that hear? Whoever hears Jesus' word and believes God. Wait a minute! How do the dead hear - they're dead!? Well, it's us. Us. Us, who have a sort of life in our own selves, but who have no life (we're dead) to God. This sort of life that we have of our own selves leaves us facing a sure grave. Dead men walking. But we hear Jesus. (Where do we hear Jesus? in the Word. Where's that? Let's be clear: in the Bible.) We hear Jesus' voice in his Word. And, having heard, we live to God.

Today we, brothers or sisters, listen to God's voice graciously imparting life. We get into his Word, we heed him. And, together, we praise our God, in full hope of forever life.