We all make appointments for
services like haircuts, restaurants, doctors, dentists, tattoos, eye exams, ear
testing, auto mechanics, chiropractors, pharmacies and anything else we fancy.
And when we make an
appointment, it is our time; no one else can take it! Or can they? By now you
have probably discovered that even if you have an appointment, it doesn’t
necessarily mean that “they” keep your scheduled time.
You call, schedule an appointment
three weeks out. And then when you arrive, you still have to wait in waiting
room until they move you to another room where you wait.
Hey this is my time; didn’t
we agree that you would serve me at “ten-o-clock”? Its twenty five minutes past
my appointment time!
And what happens when you
need some service and don’t have an appointment? Some places won’t even
consider performing a service unless you make an appointment or are a “repeat”
customer.
He is abundantly available,
ready to meet with you; lavishly longing to spend time with you. Stop, right
now, and go to Him. He will meet with you. Walk-ins are welcome.
It is at this point that you
start to look for places that take and welcome “walk-ins”. But your chance of
getting in will require a longer wait of some sort. Or, it may mean that you
will get your service provided by someone less experienced.
Does this apply to God; does
He require us to make appointments with Him in order to meet with Him? Or does
He do things differently than we humans…
It is my observation that He
is abundantly available; you don’t even have to have an appointment! He loves
to take “walk-ins”! And, it doesn’t mean that you will get your service
provided by someone less experienced. He personally provides for you.
Psalm 46 in the Bible says;
“God is our refuge and
strength, a very present (abundantly available) help in trouble. Therefore we
will not fear, even
though the earth be removed, and though the mountains
be carried into the midst of the sea;” (Psalm 46:1-2 NKJV emphasis by me)
He is abundantly available,
ready to meet with you; lavishly longing to spend time with you. Stop, right
now, and go to Him. He will meet with you. Walk-ins are welcome.
“Step out of the
traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything.” (Psalm 46:10 MSG)
"Scripture
taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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taken from The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000,
2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
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