Habba Gud Monday!

Acting silly and striving for clear communication can be at odds with each other. We strive to be clear in our communication with God, as though He were some sort of old geezer up in the sky that didn't always understand our new words. Perhaps if we spoke our prayers in the language of the King James version of the Bible, we might think, our prayers would get through better. Of course, taking it that far, you would be better off learning the ancient Hebrew of the Old Testament. Maybe then, God would speak personally to us as He did with Moses. We forget that Moses couldn't go to his bookshelf and take down the latest version of God's own word. Imagine the boldness he might have with a copy of the Exodus in hand. "Ho, ho, that Pharaoh is in for it! Hold my coffee, I'm going down to Egypt to kick Pharaoh's butt. Be right back with a couple million Israelites in just a jiffy, honey!"

We have the story of Moses to read in our Bibles. Moses had to live his own story with all of the doubts and fears that we can read still came with having a personal and audible conversation with God in the wilderness. We read God's word, and we too have our doubts and fears. However, God has given us His Holy Spirit to live in us. But more than that, His Spirit makes intercession for us with God. If any translation is needed in our prayers because we cannot find the right words, the Spirit will make it known before the throne. We need not fear that the urgency of our need is somehow getting lost in Heaven's old-fashioned telephone system. We may feel that the last message to God got misquoted somewhere, but we know from His word that is not the case, ever. "The Lord is at hand, be anxious for nothing." At hand speaks of the Lord's immediate closeness to us at all times. We don't have to shout to be heard by our Lord. We don't have to speak the prayer in a certain language or idiom. We only need to learn to trust in God's timing and provision in all things.

Have a great new week in Christ!
Bucky