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Be quick to listen
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Be quick to listen

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Make haste, run to do the will of The Lord.
Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. 1 Chronicles 28:10

Be quick to listen to His Voice.
James 1:17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
18  Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19  ¶Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Be not slow in the response to His commands.
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. John 2:5

Hearken unto The Lords admonishments and quickly take them to heart.
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. Deuteronomy 28:2
¶Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; Psalms 81:8

Cleanse your life from all things that hinder your spiritual walk with Jesus.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. James 4:8

Do it now.  Do not wait to make amends.
James 1:22  But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23  For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24  For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

Set in motion immediately the changes you know The Lord wants done in your life.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matthew 4:17

Do not tarry, looking up into the sky waiting for Jesus's return, but instead quickly without hesitation do the work that Jesus gave you to do.
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 1:11
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:21

Spread the Good News to all the people of the world without delay.
Matthew 20:6  And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7  They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.