A missionary to a remote tribe was attempting to translate the scriptures into their language, and he had difficulty finding a word for “obedience” a virtue that few of the natives practiced. One day, as he went home from the village, his dog stayed behind. The missionary called his dog to come and follow him. The dog came running at top speed. An old native by the roadside said in the native tongue, “Your dog is all ear.” The missionary got hold of that expression at once and so had a beautiful word for “obedience.” A believer is “all ear” to the words of his Lord!
Henry Mahan
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