Author: Daryl Pint

Deuteronomy 4:1   “And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

John 14:6    Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Mark 4:1-41    Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. …

Matthew 24:25    See, I have told you beforehand.

Malachi 3:16    Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name.

Mark 4:23-25    If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

Deuteronomy 5:1    And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them.

 

Acts 1:1-26     In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …

 

Mark 4:24    And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.

Ezekiel 3:27    But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

Isaiah 6:9-10     And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Psalm 66:18    If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

1 Corinthians 2:9     But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”—

Acts 17:11     Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

 

Matthew 13:41-43     The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Matthew 13:16-17     But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Isaiah 66:4    I also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring their fears upon them, because when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen; but they did what was evil in my eyes and chose that in which I did not delight.”

Ecclesiastes 5:1-7    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with many words.

Revelation 3:22    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Revelation 2:29     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Revelation 2:1-3:22    “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. …

Luke 14:35     It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Romans 12:2    Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Matthew 13:9-17    He who has ears, let him hear.” Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. …

Revelation 13:9    If anyone has an ear, let him hear:

Isaiah 6:10    Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Revelation 3:20    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

Revelation 3:6    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Revelation 2:17    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

Luke 8:8    And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

1 Peter 3:12    For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Mark 4:23    If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Jeremiah 6:10    To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.

Matthew 13:43    Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Revelation 3:13    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Ezekiel 12:2    “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house.

Matthew 13:8-9    Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.”

Mark 4:9    And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Matthew 13:15    For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’

Matthew 11:15    He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Revelation 2:7    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’

Matthew 13:9    He who has ears, let him hear.” 

Revelation 2:11    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.’

t is good to give thanks to the LORD,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night (Psalm 92:1-2)

Ungrateful people are unpleasant to be around. It’s not right that someone should receive so much yet reman ungrateful. The attitude of gratitude is something that there should always be more of, and never less. It’s rare to meet someone and think, “they are too thankful.”

Psalm 92 reminds us that giving thanks to God is more than right; it is also good. That’s why this wonderful song begins with a simple, yet profound statement: It is good to give thanks to the LORD. Plainly said, it is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel and the Maker of heaven and earth.

Here are seven reasons why it is good to give thanks to the LORD, and I’m sure you can think of some more reasons.

It is good because thanks to our Creator is appropriate. God created everything, including you. You owe your existence to God; it is good and proper for you to thank Him.

It is good because thanks to our Covenant Redeemer is fitting. I write to you as believers, as disciples of Jesus Christ. For you, God is more than your Creator; He is also your Savior. In the new covenant, Jesus Christ has redeemed you, purchased you out of the quicksand of sin and self. That’s a great reason to give Him thanks!

It is good because thanks to the One who blesses and delivers us is right. I won’t deny the trials and difficulties of life, because Jesus Himself said, “in the world you will have tribulation” (John 16:33). Yet God has a way of blessing us beyond our burdens and bringing deliverance of some sort to all who put their trust in Him.

It is good because thanks to the One who is all-good is always good. No one is “all good” except God (Matthew 19:17). Even the best among us is good most of the time, not all the time. Yet, God is so good and so constantly good that we should thank Him for it.

It is good because thanks to God does us benefit. Your gratitude to God is good for you. Even if it was only from selfish motives, it would still be good for us to give thanks to the Lord.

It is good because thanks to God sets an example for others to do the same. Don’t complain about the ungrateful people around you. Instead, show them the pattern for true gratitude by being properly thankful yourself.

It is good because a mere attitude of thankfulness is not enough. Don’t satisfy yourself with an inner feeling of thanksgiving. Go past all that to actually give thanks to the LORD, and do it a lot (in the morning…every night). (Guzik)