GETTING THROUGH

(Psalm 85:8 ~ I will listen to what God the Lord will say; He promises peace to His people, His saints…)

Gone are the days when a real person greets you on the other end of a phone call. It seems as though whenever we try to “reach out and touch someone”, we are greeted with a computerized voice.

I’m glad that this isn’t true of our Father in heaven. He is always there. No voice-mail boxes, no “press 2 for more grace” and no “call waiting” interruptions. Thankfully, “Call to me and I will answer you…” (Jer. 33:3) has not been replaced by, “All lines are now busy. Your call is important to Me. Please stay on the line”.

Yet I wonder what kind of access He has to us?

Communication with God is a two way street. He speaks to us through us His Word when we come attentively before Him in prayer with absolute submission, and through the clear voice of the indwelling Holy Spirit. He paid a great price to keep the lines open so that we can experience the great joy of being still long enough to know that He is God (“Be still, and know that I am God;…” ~ Ps. 46:10). As my grandmother’s favorite hymn ‘In the garden’ says:

And He walks with me, and talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known. –Miles

The joy of hearing His voice is a call you don’t want to miss! –Joe Stowell

[read- Psalm 46]

IS GOD GETTING THROUGH TO YOU?