Testing

Job 12:11 Does not the ear test words, As the palate tastes its food?

Isn’t that a cool analogy?  Our ears don’t just hear noises or sounds or whispers.  Our ears also test words.

When we taste a new food, we let it linger on our tongues, we then chew, then we swallow, and we determine if we liked that new taste or not.  If it’s appealing, we continue to eat it.  If it’s appalling, we never try it again.

It should be the same with our ears, when we hear something for the first time.  We should let it linger in our ears and decide with our spiritual “taste buds” whether or not it’s something we should continue listening to.

If it’s a lie about God’s character, or it’s shameful thought about ourselves or others, we can quickly turn away and refuse to listen to it anymore.

It’s akin to spitting out that detestable taste on the tongue.

Test the words you hear spoken aloud and spoken within.

And only “swallow” what is good and true.