In one ear and out the other

 In one ear and out the other 

  

 

I recently heard a story that made me laugh. 

A doctor, lawyer, and pastor went deer hunting. All the sudden a beautiful buck came out of nowhere and stood in all their sites. Instantly, they aimed and fired all at the same time. The buck fell to the ground. 

They all rushed to the buck and stood around trying to figure out which shot killed it. A game warden came up and they asked him to help them figure it out.

The game warden bent down and examined the deer. He stood up and said, “Easy, the preacher killed it.”   

They all asked, “How do you know that?” 

The game warden said, “Simple the bullet went in one ear and out the other.” 

Anyone who speaks to people can identify with this story. Sometimes I feel like what I say goes in one ear and out the other. Sometimes people must feel that way about me. 

I pray that the message of this week will not go in one ear and out the other. Because the message of this week is the very foundation of our faith.  

I urge you in the days leading up to Easter to mediate on this verse. 

“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21, ESV). 

Oh Lord, please do not let the message of this week go in one ear and out the other. Lord, show me with new eyes the meaning and the message of this week.