John Denver was one music artist my sister greatly enjoyed. Our family was acquainted with someone who was in the radio business. While John was in town for a performance, this man had arranged for John to make a phone call and chat with my sister.
John Denver called, but no one was home. This was before affordable answering machines or voice mail. We only found out about the call when after some time had passed the family friend asked how the conversation had gone. That is when we realized the call had been missed.
On a few occasions through the years I have pondered this lost conversation. What would have been said? How nervous would my sister have been talking to John Denver? No one will ever know, because the conversation did not happen.
Deuteronomy 5:32 Moses warns the Hebrew people, do not turn to the right or the left of God’s word.
The key ingredient to this is knowing God’s word. The only way to know what God’s word is, is to allow God to conversate with us. He does this through Scripture.
God’s word is the only word I have encountered that I can’t read it enough. Why? Because I can read it 10 times and the 11th I will see something I missed before. Nothing else is like this. You can never wear out God’s word. Never! You will always learn. I can’t emphasize this enough.
So I say to you, God is calling you. There is no voice mail. There is no answering machine. He wants to talk to you. Please do not let it be a conversation that you miss.
Soli, Deo Gloria