The Right Number
By Al Linton, Session Elder
Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. (Jeremiah 33:3)
I will call on You, my God, for You will answer me and hear my prayer. (Psalm 17:6)
Did you get my voicemail? Didn’t you get my text? I sent it an hour ago!
We live in an age where we expect instant answers to our calls. Communicating with each other has evolved tremendously throughout history––from smoke signals to pony express, to the telegraph and posted mail. Back then mail could take weeks to be delivered, especially overseas. No instant gratification back then. And then came what is probably the most life-changing form of communication: the telephone.
The telephone has evolved since then, and changed our lives. Today we can communicate in an instant via text, email, FaceTime, and, yes, you can even use your phone to make phone calls too.
In the early days of pagers, back in the ‘80s, I had a voice pager. It didn’t show phone numbers, but it kept voice messages. One morning I got a message from a lady whose voice I didn’t recognize, except that she wasn’t leaving a message for me but for someone named Mike. The message was, “Mike, this is Vicki, please call me.” No phone number. I could not call her to tell her she had the wrong number. By the end of the day, she had paged me six times and sounded more and more frustrated by the last call. I felt sorry for Mike wondering what would happen when they finally connected!
So, a couple of things: Be patient in your communications, texting, etc. Some of us don’t carry our phones with us 24/7. Also, make sure you have the right number!
Similarly, I encourage you to be patient when communicating with God. As followers of Jesus, we have a direct line (and the right number) to God the Father through prayer. He will answer our calls. But sometimes we have to be patient. I’ve had some instant answers from God and some calls that took years to answer. But I do know He’s listening and will answer my call, and He will answer yours, too.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, please help us to be patient with the ways we communicate with others and with You. And help us to remember that our communication with you will always be heard and answered in Your time. In Jesus name, Amen
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