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GOD LISTENS
by Max Lucado
You can talk to God because God listens. Your voice matters in heaven. He takes
you very seriously. When you enter his presence, the attendants turn to you to
hear your voice. No need to fear that you will be ignored. Even if you stammer
or stumble, even if what you have to say impresses no one, it impresses God—and
he listens. He listens to the painful plea of the elderly in the rest home. He
listens to the gruff confession of the death-row inmate. When the alcoholic begs
for mercy, when the spouse seeks guidance, when the businessman steps off the
street into the chapel, God listens.
Intently. Carefully. The prayers are honored as precious jewels. Purified and
empowered, the words rise in a delightful fragrance to our Lord. “The smoke from
the incense went up from the angel’s hand to God.” Incredible. Your words do not
stop until they reach the very throne of God.
Then, the angel “filled the incense pan with fire from the altar and threw it on
the earth” (Rev. 8:5). One call and Heaven’s fleet appears. Your prayer on earth
activates God’s power in heaven, and “God’s will is done on earth as it is in
heaven.”
You are the someone of God’s kingdom. You have access to God’s furnace. Your
prayers move God to change the world. You may not understand the mystery of
prayer. You don’t need to. But this much is clear: Actions in heaven begin when
someone prays on earth. What an amazing thought!
When you speak, Jesus hears.
And when Jesus hears, thunder falls.
And when thunder falls, the world is changed.
All because someone prayed.
Question of the Day (QOTD): What spoke do you in this passage?
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