道格．懷特（Doug White）緊張地對航空管制員說：「我這邊發生緊急狀況，我們的飛機駕駛員猝死了。」他和家人租用一架私人飛機，但飛機起飛幾分鐘後，駕駛員卻突然死亡。儘管道格只受過三個月簡單機型的飛行訓練，也不得不硬著頭皮走進駕駛艙。接下來他仔細聆聽航管員的每個指示，直到飛機最終安然降落。後來，道格說：「我們差點就要死在飛機失事的烈焰之中，是航管員救了我們全家人的性命。」

人生常會遇到危險狀況，但我們有一位獨一真神能幫助我們應對人生各種挑戰。摩西對以色列人說：「耶和華你的上帝要從你們弟兄中間給你興起一位先知像我，你們要聽從祂」（申命記18章15節）。這應許不僅是指上帝將為祂的子民興起一個又一個先知，更是指那位彌賽亞。後來，彼得和司提反也都宣告，這位無可取代的先知就是耶穌（使徒行傳3章19-22節，7章37、51-56節），唯有祂能將上帝慈愛且充滿智慧的教導指示我們（申命記18章18節）。

耶穌基督在世上的時候，天父說：「這是我的愛子，你們要聽祂」（馬可福音9章7節）。要過智慧的生活，避免撞得頭破血流，就要聽從耶穌藉著聖經和聖靈所說的話。只要聽從祂，就會有截然不同的結果。

“I’ve got to declare an emergency. My pilot’s deceased.” Doug White nervously uttered those words to the control tower monitoring his flight. Minutes after takeoff, the pilot of the private plane Doug’s family had chartered suddenly passed away. Doug stepped into the cockpit with just three-month’s training in flying less sophisticated aircraft. He then carefully listened to controllers at a local airport who talked him through landing the plane. Later, Doug said, “[They] saved my family from an almost certain fiery death.”

We have one who alone can help us navigate the challenges in life. Moses, speaking to the Israelites, said, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you . . . . You must listen to him” (Deuteronomy 18:15). This promise pointed to a succession of prophets God provided for His people, but it also spoke of the Messiah. Both Peter and Stephen would later state that this ultimate prophet was Jesus (Acts 3:19-22; 7:37, 51-56). He alone came to tell us the loving and wise instructions of God (Deuteronomy 18:18).

During Christ’s life, God the Father said, “This is my Son . . . . Listen to him!” (Mark 9:7). To live wisely and avoid crashing and burning in this life, let’s listen to Jesus as He speaks through the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit. Listening to Him makes all the difference.