Morning At Last

Those of you who have followed me for any length of time know that I enjoy Michael Q. Pink’s blog (Selling Among Wolves without joining the pack).  He not only encourages a deeper walk with the Lord but keeps it interesting with his humorous writing style.  It brought a smile to my face when I read today’s post called Beat The Rush – Fear God Now! In it he points out that when the winds of adversity blow over your house, it’s not time to fix the roof.  Learn how to discern His voice now while you can think.

I was thinking about that this morning as I was doing some stretching exercises in my back yard.  I was thinking about those who will walk upon this Earth with redeemed bodies and unhindered fellowship with the Lord.  If like Jesus, you could freely hear the voice of God, you wouldn’t have to pray for an hour, put on praise and worship music, etc. to get yourself ready to hear Him.  You could just stop and converse.  To be sure, that is available to us now if we will pursue it but how many people have trouble in this area?

What came to me was that Jesus didn’t need to work at hearing His Father’s voice but He did have to do one thing.  He had to draw away from the busyness of life and stop and listen.  That is why He went up on the mountain to pray.  Aside from enjoying the beauty of His Father’s creation, He separated himself from his disciples, got alone and conversed with His Father.  If it was important for Him to draw aside from the day’s events, who are we to think that the few minutes we squeeze out for God should be enough?

When you are making out your daily schedule, why not schedule some time with God?  Make hearing His voice a priority and you will be surprised at the results.

Joh 10:27  My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.