Open Ears by Eliza H. Morton

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jun 13, 1916

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 43, No. 24.

Open Ears

By Eliza H. Morton

IN the days of Christ, there were those who, having ears, heard not; and to-day there are many who refuse to listen to the plain, unvarnished word of God. They prefer to be lulled to sleep with pleasant songs, fables, and the changing topics of the day, proclaimed from popular pulpits.

David said, "Mine ears hast Thou opened [margin, "digged"]." In the ancient days, the Hebrew law was that the ear of the servant should be bored if, when liberty was offered him, he should say, "I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free." Those ear scars ever after identified that servant; and thus should every servant of the Most High be marked,—marked by the scars of surrender. The ears thus sanctified will eagerly listen to God's message for to-day. ELIZA H. MORTON.