I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD NOT HEAR (CONSCIENCE)

Today I read a devotional that suggested that our natural conscience faces the highest goal that a person knows.  Only when it is focused on God, though, is one on the best track.*  I was reminded of Proverbs 20:12, “Ears that hear and eyes that see – the LORD makes both of the them.”
Comments:
This proverb first teases people to think by creating a pause that makes the audience want more.  If I were to say in a conversation, “Ears that hear and eyes that see,” and stop, the listener would think or say, “OK, so what about ears and eyes?  What are you saying?  Finish your thought.”  Now that I have their attention, I finish, “They are made by God.”
Secondly, this conclusion challenges the audience to ponder what the point is.  The teaching here operates on two levels.  On the first level, it may cause one to pause and marvel at the wonder of our sensory perceptions.  How is it that we do hear and see?  Only God could do this!  The second level is deeper.  As a proverb, this saying is meant to impart wisdom.  Hearing and seeing are also spiritual faculties.  To really “hear” means to obey.  To really “see” means to have an enlightened path.  These, then, are faculties opened to their fullest by a person in relationship with God.  Therefore, this proverb prompts us to ask, “Do I really hear?  Do I really see?  Am I in close communion with God?”
Application:
I will leave the development of application to the reader.  Here, though, is a poem/song that I wrote in application to myself.

I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD NOT HEAR#

Verse 1
I never thought I could not hear, until I heard my Lord.
I never knew where I belonged, until he said, “With me.”

Chorus
The Lord who makes the ears that hear and forms the eyes that see.
He gently whispered in my ear and showed his love for me.

Verse 2
I thought I was a righteous man, until he came near me.
I never clearly knew my shame, until I knelt to him.

Verse 3
I never thought I could not see, until I saw my Lord.
And now my world has opened wide, with life and joy and peace.

Lord Jesus, I want ears that hear with obedience and eyes that see and follow your way.  Bless me with such ears and eyes.  Amen.
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*The devotional reading was from Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, May 13.
#If requested, I will send a simple musical score of the song with the melody line and the chords.