Proverbs 28:9
He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.
Some people openly reject God's Word. Others just ignore it. Still some question if you can believe it. Many simply say it is a collection of old sayings by normal men written a thousand years ago without much pertinence. They deny the inspiration of God’s Word and certainly are oppose to the authoritative nature it claims. They have truly "turned their ears" from hearing the Word. There are others who aren't as bold or brazen, but they ignore God's Word. It is a book on the shelf or an heirloom handed down from a faithful grandmother ... to be cherished, but not chastening. They simply believe the Word is a good collection of sayings that, in their day, were inspirational. The authority of God's Word is never question and, perhaps, even acknowledged in debate. However, the Word has as much practical authority in their day-to-day lives as the owners manual is to their car ... in a glove box and only used when a bulb burns out. The above proverb gives us an amazing insight into how these types of attitudes affect our prayer life. It destroys our prayer life. When we fail to honor God's Word in us, we should not expect Him to honor our words to Him. But, it goes farther than just to tell us our prayers are not heard. Solomon tell us our prayers are an abomination to Him when we reject God's Word. An Abomination!!! The next time you have a "bulb" go out in your life and you turn to the "Owner" and ask Him for help, you may want to remember you've rejected the "Manual" and He isn't listening. Read and honor HIs Word and He will ear and respond to yours.
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