The July 2025 Refreshing Daily in God’s Word will be the last issue of the devotional. Pastor Michael Rouse retired June 29, 2025. At the present time, Mountain View Baptist Church does not have anyone to continue this ministry.
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Key Verse: Verse 17 - “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Key Words: faith cometh by hearing
We are told in Romans 10:17, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” The word “hearing” means to regard, to pay attention to, which reminds me of the following story I read.
“An Indian was walking in downtown New York City alongside a friend who was a resident of the city. Right in the center of Manhattan, the Indian seized his friend’s arm and whispered, ‘Wait! I hear a cricket.’ His friend said, ‘Come on! Cricket? Man, this is downtown New York.’ He persisted, ‘No, seriously, I really do.’ ‘It’s impossible!’ was the response. ‘You can’t hear a cricket! Taxis going by, horns honkin’, people screamin’ at each other, brakes screeching, both sides of the street filled with people, cash registers clanging away, subways roaring beneath us – you can’t possibly hear a cricket!’
“The Indian insisted. ‘Wait a minute!’ He led his friend along, slowly. They stopped, and the Indian walked down to the end of the block, went across the street, looked around, cocked his head to one side but couldn’t find it. He went across another street, and there, in a large cement planter where a tree was growing, he dug down into the mulch and found the cricket. ‘See!’ he yelled, as he held the insect high above his head.
“His friend walked across the street, marveling, ‘How in the world could it be that you heard a cricket in the middle of downtown, busy Manhattan?’
“The Indian said, ‘Well, my ears are different from yours. It simply depends on what you’re listening to. Here let me show you.’ And he reached in his pocket and pulled out a handful of change – a couple of quarters, three or four nickels, and dimes and pennies. Then he said, ‘Now watch.’ He held the coins waist high and dropped them on the sidewalk. Every head within a block turned around and looked in the direction of the Indian.”
The moral of the story is people hear what they want to hear.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Listen to the things of God, and you’ll not have as much time to listen to the world.
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