Incline Your Ears

Have you ever tried speaking to someone who was nearby but not truly listening? They could hear your voice, but their attention was somewhere else. Their ears were open, yet their heart was not engaged.

To incline your ears means turning toward the speaker with focus, humility, and readiness to respond. It goes beyond physically turning your ears towards but turning your heart towards.

God’s Word demands that kind of attention.

Many voices compete for your ears every day. Opinions, entertainment, conversations, social media, fear, ambition, and personal desires all try to shape what you believe. Some voices are loud. Others are repeated so often. In the middle of all that noise, Scripture calls you to lean toward the voice of God.

God’s words bring life to those who find them and healing to the whole body. His Word is not empty information. It carries truth, direction, correction, comfort, and wisdom. It teaches you how to live and guards you from paths that slowly lead away from Him.

Jesus expressed this same truth in John 6:63: “The very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” This means you should not approach Scripture casually. When you open the Bible, you are not merely reading ancient words. You are receiving truth that God uses to awaken, strengthen, correct, and sustain your spiritual life.