So often at four a.m. I wake up...wide-awake. Nothing wrong, no worry, no pain, I just wake
up. I look at the clock. Sure enough...it�s four a.m. I remember when this first started
happening. I would get so frustrated. I wondered, "Why am I waking up at four a.m? I
would rather be sleeping." Then it dawned on me. Jesus wants to talk and He wants
quality time. He wants more than just a few minutes that I can spare here and there
throughout the day. He wants my full attention...no distractions, no cell phone, no
computer, no T V, no music...just me, Him and silence. That is the best time to listen. The
Lord brought to my attention a story in I Samuel chapter three. Samuel as a young man
kept waking up thinking that the priest Eli was speaking to him. But it wasn�t the priest.
Finally the third time Eli said, "If you hear this voice again just say, 'Speak Lord for thy
servant heareth'." Wow! Is it not awesome that the God of earth and glory would wake us
up and want to talk to us? How personal is that? Throughout the life of Christ He always
found time to talk to His Father. Even if He had to send the multitude away, He would. He
would let nothing take the place of quality time with the Father. The next time you wake up
and you wonder why.....it could be that Jesus just wanted someone to talk to and He chose
you. Is that not awesome?
Keep
Reading The Book,
Gerald
