Telephone Problem

We had a great problem this evening.  While talking with one of our sons in New York on our land line our other son in California called on our mobile phone. It’s a good thing God gave us two ears.  Actually it was an amazingly easy problem to solve. But it did get me thinking about God receiving our calls.  Just what does He do when not two, but two hundred million of His sons and daughters call at the same time. Does He have to put us in line according to the priority of our needs? When I just want to talk and He gets a call from someone in a dire emergency does He have to put me on hold?  Of course I know better.

Psalm 91:15 promises, “He will call upon me and I will answer.” There is no hold with angels providing the elevator music so we know we haven’t been disconnected. There is no “if you speak Spanish press one.” There is no menu. “If you are calling for forgiveness, press 3. If you are calling because you are ill, press 4. If you are calling on behalf of someone other than yourself, press 9.”

Something more amazing than getting instant answers is the promise of Isaiah 65:24, “Before you call I will answer.” That’s great, but does raise the question, “Why bother to call?  He knows. He loves. He answers.” We don’t call to inform Him. We call because we need the personal interaction. It feeds our souls and reinforces our human need for fellowship. The next time you call comprehend the miracle of it all.  He is interacting with you, one on one, at the very same time He is doing the same with five hundred million others not even from our planet.

Written by Roger Bothwell on May 30, 2012

Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574

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