Always Connected
Gordon Crook, PastorGrace Assembly, Wichita, Kansas
Our technology today allows us to be always connected. Well, almost always. Technology does have its limitations. As part of my job, I carry a cell phone which allows me to be connected everywhere I go. I can get phone calls, my work email, and my work calendar no matter where I go. This may or may not be a good idea, but it is possible.
While it can be useful for work purposes to be connected as much as possible, and it may help my team, there are times when the service will go down for a while, or the server will fail temporarily, and then it is just a useless electronic device.
Many people today are connected all the time and have become so accustomed to being always connected, that they think it is an emergency if their service fails even briefly.
Being always connected reminded me of a great spiritual truth. Unlike modern technology, our connection with God does not fail and God’s server never goes down. We can be connected to our Heavenly Father at all times, no matter where you go in this world.
In Genesis 28:15, God told Abraham, “And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.” He promised to always be with Abraham no matter where he went. That is better coverage than any of the cell phone companies.
In Psalm 145:18, we find that, “The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.” Just a call away, that is all. Anywhere you go. You too can be always connected, not to your friends or work colleagues, but to God. The Creator of all things. That is a true connection, and one that has immeasurable value.
“In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.” Psalms 86:7. Not only is the line always connected, He always answers. He is never too busy to take your call. He also does not sleep (“he that keepeth thee will not slumber.” Psalms 121:3) so you can count on Him answering at all times.
I have always enjoyed thinking of how Abraham had such a close relationship with God, that he just conversed with Him. “And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake. And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.” Genesis 18:32-33. Do you see how personal and intimate this connection is? Your relationship with God can be this close as well. Prayer is just conversing with God. If you have a willing heart, you will hear God speaking to you as well. Not necessarily in an audible voice, but in ways that you will recognize, especially through His Word.
It would certainly be a shame to waste such an important connection. I see people who seem forever glued to their cell phone, who would probably be lost if they had to go one day without service. How about your connection to God. Do you have to have that every day? Do you ever go a day without being connected to God? There is never a reason to not be connected to God, because He wants to connect with you. His lines are always open and He is always available.
I encourage you to become connected with the Creator of all things, the one that gave Himself to redeem you for all eternity.
