Most of us use our cell phones as our main phone however if you have a home phone/land line you probably also have caller id. I remember a time when there was no caller id. When the phone rang, you answered. It was the neatest thing to be able to know who was calling before answering the phone. Now, it is used to determine whether we will speak to the person calling. We began choosing whether we would answer their call or let voicemail pick up.
So it is in our relationship with God. He is continually at work around us. Whether we are attentive to His voice and His call He goes about His work around us. He will call us to join Him at work; we must be ready to obey. We must be like Samuel in I Samuel 3:4 Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
Even in his hardship Job knew to answer God's call. If you aren't familiar with his story I encourage you to read it. Job 14:15 You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.
Now reverse it. When you call on God--in joy, in distress, in confusion, He is always there. He is waiting for us to call on Him. He will not interfere in our lives until we invite Him. Psalms is full of verses that we can cry out to God and He hears us. Psalm 138:3 When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted. Psalm 120:1 I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. Psalm 17:6 I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.--you get the idea.
Next time your phone rings and you look to see who is calling--remember--God is calling you--will you answer His call? I know I will ;-)
