Psalm 81

But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,
to follow their own counsels.
O that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!

Linguists have found that even when we are trying to listen, we only hear about 70 percent of the meaning.

When we are distracted by almost anything the percentage drops quickly.

Most hours of most days I am not listening for God. Much may be offered, but I miss it.

In psalm 82, also assigned for today, it is written:

I say, ‘You are gods,
children of the Most High, all of you;
nevertheless, you shall die like mortals,
and fall like any prince.’

We do not, however, choose to listen to God or act as children of God or live the immortal life God intended.

Psalm 81