Much of my Christian life will make no sense unless I realize that God is trying to develop my sensitivity to Him. It is true that He wants me to be a more faithful witness, a user of my gifts, a sharper image of His Son; but before He can develop those things, He must develop my threshold of sensitivity to His delicate guidance.
He wants to guide me, not by “bit guidance” but by “eye guidance” (Psalm 32:8–9). “Bit guidance” means He needs to get rough with me, as we do with recalcitrant horses; but “eye guidance” means that we respond to the merest flick of God’s eye. God can guide me with His eye only when I have a trained eye fixed on Him at all times in order to catch His sudden and slightest indications.
I must also develop a sensitive ear. “Morning by morning, He awakens My ear” (Isaiah 50:4). That beautifully expresses the function of the “opened” and “cleansed” ear, to keep tuned in to God’s voice. While the bride of Solomon slept, her “heart was awake” (Song of Solomon 5:2), a characteristic that should be true of all lovers of God. God speaks to us continually in the Spirit’s voice, and if my heart is fixed on Him I will hear.
My tongue must also develop a keen sensitivity for God. “The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned [those who are taught]” (Isaiah 50:4, KJV). The spiritually sensitive tongue is conditioned to speak only God’s thoughts and ideas; it is “at home” talking about God and uncomfortable talking about self and sin. God wants me as sensitive to Him as a violin to the musician, an instrument for His glory. Then I will sing to Him a new song, and praise Him with loud shouts (Psalm 33:2–3).
“The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip” (Psalm 37:30–31).
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