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This Week's Blog by Debbie Reno
23 January 2022
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made them both.
Proverbs 20:12
From the time we were born, we have learned about the world through our senses. I remember being taught in school, and also teaching my own students, that we have 5 senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The more senses involved when encountering something, the better we remember it, and the better able we are to describe it to someone else.
God’s word tells us that we have a 6th sense – a spiritual sense. In general, it includes a sense of connecting to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. God designed us to know Him and to be able to relate to Him in a very personal way. We are able to use our spiritual sense in each of our 5 senses so that we can relate to the world, but, more importantly, so that we can relate to Him.
Let’s take a quick look at how we might us our spiritual sense:
Sight – In seeing the world around us, we need to acknowledge God’s hand in creation. Everything in nature, and every living thing was created by Him and for Him. Every man-made thing was created by one of God’s created beings using his God-given abilities. As we view the world around us, it should cause us to praise God for all of His marvelous works and for the ability to enjoy them through our sense of sight.
Sound – From the time we get up in the morning, to the time we lay our head down at night, we have heard more sounds than we can possible remember. Some were good and intentional while others may have just been background noise. In order to use our spiritual sense of hearing, we must learn to tune out the world and tune our ears to hear God’s voice. He is always speaking. We just have to be intentional in listening. God speaks to us through His word, through other people, through circumstances, and through His Holy Spirit that speaks directly to our hearts. We just need to be like Samuel and say, “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.”
Smell – Smell is a powerful sense. We are attracted to some smells while others repel us. Some smells even transport us to specific times in our lives. When we are able to take in a deep cleansing breath, we should focus on God who breathed life into our nostrils and we became a living soul.
Taste – God tells us to taste and see that He is good. Just as the food He provides feeds our bodies, His word feeds our soul. We crave certain foods (like chocolate), but God desires for us to crave His word and to feast on it daily. His word will sustain us for the life He created us to live. Once we truly taste it, we will crave more and more of it!
Touch – This spiritual sense allows us to feel God’s presence. He desires for us to intentionally seek out His presence. His word tells us that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us. He also tells us that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Once we feel the presence of God, we never want to be without it!
I challenge you, as I challenge myself, to be more intentional in using our 5 senses to relate to God in more personal and meaningful ways. In doing so, we will be better equipped to share Jesus with those who don’t know Him.
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