Who's Calling?

Ring, Ring... Ring, Ring... Some people get sick of their phones ringing all the time, so sick that they're about to pull the wires out of the wall! I hope you don't do that... that would just cut you off from communication if there's an emergency.

Well, how will this work? In one of my previous blog posts, I said that prayer was like making a telephone call, and God would answer on the other end of the line. But we don't always make the phone calls. Sometimes, God calls us too! Sometimes we pick up the receiver, but we don't always listen to who's on the phone. God's calling. Are you gonna answer... and listen? Or are you one of those hard-heads who'll pick up the receiver and not listen. Maybe you'll do this thinking it's junk calling: picking up the receiver and slamming it right back down without saying a word!?

Some of you don't want anything to do with God. You'll slam the receiver down cutting off your comminication with God... or at least trying to. But hey, the line's always open! Even if you hate God, He loves you. He's not giving up, even when you're still running away.

Jesus is the phone line! Pick it up, dial 1-800-2HE-AVEN and God'll pick up the phone. Talk to him. This is one of the reasons He sent his only son to die: so that you can talk to the father (JOHN 14:6 - Jesus answered: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.").

But don't just make the calls... answer calls too! Even if you don't love him, I hope one day you realize how much He loves you. I do hope you understand that He's trying to speak to you, and I hope you answer the calls He makes to you. Listen to the voice of the Spirit... the Holy Spirit. You can ask who's calling you, but the answer remains the same... God is calling.