Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?” Mark 12:28
As I am at least a little bit on the socially-backward scale, that question burning in my heart would likely wait like this scribe waited. The Pharisees and Sadducees had likely made this scribe acutely aware of his standing as compared to their own in the Jerusalem pecking order. Or maybe he was just polite. Whatever the reason, this scribe listened first. So how do we listen first in our age? There is the Bible, the word of God, where we can 'listen' first by reading, study, and meditation. It is not always easy to think deeply on the word of God, it can poke at the conscience with some force. However, if treasure hunting is your thing, you will find it prospecting in the Word!
Great is the Word of God!
Bucky
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