I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!
-Psalms 116:1-2 NLT
I remember the day my nephew Max was born. What a momentous occasion! My very first nephew after 4 beautiful, precious, little nieces. I flew to the hospital after work, ran into the my sister’s hospital room to catch a glimpse of the young man that just inherited a special piece of my heart. That day my heart was divided in 5... And my zeal was not unmatched by my 2 other sisters, my parents, my brother-in-law and other close friends. That room was brimming with excitement; the little space we occupied was spinning with joy due to this exciting addition to our family. And amidst the heartwarming noise and loving chaos, I heard a faint little voice calling my name...
“Tio Carlos...”
The little voice seemed to drown in the sea of laughter, cooing, and cheerful tears.
“Tio Carlos...”
This time the tiny voice brought with it a stern pull on my shirt. It was my oldest niece, Grace, whose little 5-year old voice didn’t stand a chance against a boisterous Hispanic family and a relentless new born baby boy’s cries. There’s no way I could hear what she so persistently wanted to tell me unless I got down to this insistent young lady’s level, eye-to-eye, face-to-face.
I got down on one knee, gave her a hug, and said, “Yes, my baby, what do you need?”
“Tio Carlos... I’m hungry...”
I grabbed her by the hand, and that night, I shared dinner with my determined 5-year old niece, courtesy of the hospital’s late night vending machines.
So, here comes the obvious application... Would you believe that God, who loves you more than anyone else has ever loved you, gets down to meet you eye to eye, face to face, and inclines his ear to what you have to tell Him? The God who gave the Sun it’s terrifying power, and perfectly positioned this gigantic ball of energy in the most perfect location in the Milky Way, so that we may have a breathtaking view of the heavens, also inclines His ear at your cry. He bends down to listen, through all the chaos on Earth and all the glory on Heaven, He clears the way to you, through the clouds, His light cuts through to hear what you have to ask of Him. He moves at the sound of your voice.
I think of Abraham’s servant who, upon being tasked with finding a wife for Isaac, prayed a very specific prayer for a very specific person (Gen 24).
Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.” Gen 24:14
And before the servant even finished his prayer, Rebekah appeared. Some might classify the entire situation as a coincidence, a random pattern of events that would have happened even if Eliezer, Abraham’s servant hand’t prayed. But could I persuade you to believe that God already knew Eliezer would pray for this unique individual, and could I be bold enough to declare to you that God Himself inspired the prayer in Eleizer’s heart? Should that persuade complacency in us to pray? NO WAY! On the contrary, it fuels our passion for it, that God foresees our future requests in His unabounded Now. How amazing that God should pay such attention to us, that time would have no boundaries. Just as our Lord stood still at the fervent cry of a blind man, our voices move His compassion in such a way today.
My Support Team and I had an amazing prayer night last night. We lifted up the people of Peru, my family, and many other things... And with all certainty I can assure you that God inclined His ear to hear us, as He does with you.
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