#soap # Jeremiah 23 ## Title: Care Enough to Listen ## Scripture: (Jeremiah 23:18) “Yet which of them has ever stood in the Lord’s inner circle so they could see and hear what he has to say? Which of them have ever paid attention or listened to what he has said?” (NET) ## Observation: People say they want to know God’s will, they want to know God’s ways, and they want to hear God speak to them. The whole time, God’s Word (the Bible) sits on their shelf collecting dust. They have a Bible app on their phone, but don’t open it. If they do, it is for a single verse, and then they close it back up. They don’t search God’s Word, they search Google. They don’t look to God’s Word to find out how to handle situations, they look up gurus on YouTube. This is what Jeremiah is talking about. He is saying there are people who are supposed to be hearing from God, but they are not actually listening to God. They are making things up or looking in all the wrong places. Let this never be said of us. ## Application: Consistently go to God’s Word for the answers we need. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for speaking when we will listen.