I have some dear friends from California trying to find my house. The problem is cell phone service. They are within 10 miles but we cannot keep contact so I can guide them here. We keep losing our connection. We talk for about 10 seconds in spurts and then they are gone. How happy I am that our connection with God doesn’t depend on some electronic device. We never have to start our prayers with “Can you hear me now?”
The psalmist wrote, “If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.” It is true God is everywhere. He is even in us. One of Christ’s great themes was God’s desire to dwell in. We are the sanctuary where God loves to dwell. That certainly creates all kinds of thoughts about our thoughts, what we read and what we watch.
My friend just called again. He stopped and used a landline. Now that we have a good connection we know where to meet. Good connections are important between people and good connections with God are most important. The truth is we always have a good connection, but often we become such strangers to God we barely hear or understand that still small voice that is giving us directions. He gives the best directions. His directions fail not to take us to His throne room. Now that is totally awesome. There we will find the source of all things good. There we will find the peace and wholeness we have been searching for all our lives. All my friend will find tonight is pizza and I hope good company.
Written by Roger Bothwell on October 20, 2008
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