Always There

The other day I ran into a problem with a company I have been doing business with for some time.

I knew that I would need to talk to someone in their customer service department in order to clear this up.

I picked up the phone and dialed the number posted on their website.

What I got was a recording.

“Thank you for calling the customer service department,” the recording began.

It continued, “Our business hours are from 8 AM to 5 PM Eastern time Monday thru Friday.”

I called from a different time zone.

I looked at my watch and it was 5:01 in the Eastern time zone and I had missed getting a resolution to my problem by a single minute.

It would be necessary for me to postpone my call for one more day.

As I hung up the phone, I remember thinking how glad I was that God does not operate on such a schedule.

I can talk to Him any time at all.

God listens to prayer 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

There is no waiting as God can listen to many prayers at the same time.

I think it is that aspect of prayer that bothers unbelievers the most.

After all, how can God listen to many prayers "at the same time"?

If you think about, that concept is not really that difficult to comprehend.

"At the same time" simply applies to the human side of the equation - us!

God is not confined to the limits of time.

God is outside of time.

God always existed; He exists right now; He will continue to exist forever in the future.

God can, and does, listen to every prayer that is lifted up to Him.

Philippians 4:6 (NET) - Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

We can lift up our prayers to Him at any time of the day or night.

How He chooses to answer those prayers is up to Him.

His will, not ours, will prevail.



Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The  Other Brother Jim
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