Time With The Lord, It's Worth The Effort

"Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.”

Hosea 6:3 NLT

I am such a softy for verses like this one. When I think about the fact that the creator of the universe and all its galaxies, the One who has put the oceans and mountains and trees and plants and animals in place wants to know little ole me. It's almost more than I can bear. I am that much in awe.

But doesn't God already know me if He created me? Yea, and while nothing we do surprises Him it still gives Him great comfort and great joy when we make time to get to know Him. Just think of our own children. If we have spent anytime with them as they've grown up we feel pretty comfortable that we know how they operate, how they think and feel.

I don't know how many times I'll ask my son Taylor if I pick him up from school, "How was your day? Fine," he'll reply. Sure I would like more and later on I know he'll talk my ear off and ask me about what' going on at work or what his mom and I are doing and it brings me such pleasure to interract with him.

Now I write this as we're now in the second week of school and I don't know if it's an end of summer thing, but I'm finding it hard to get going in the morning and I'm a morning person to begin with. I've had to pray a little more earnestly that the Lord would strengthen me as it's my desire to spend time with Him before I start my day. I'm thankful for the answer today as my coffee is working well at this early hour.

So how is your transition from summer to fall going? Do you now have to make adjustments to your quiet time because this "school thing" has started up again? Have you made those changes yet or have you put God on the backburner? Ask the Lord to meet with you today or tomorrow and as we get the daily planners and blackberries filled for the fall season make an appointment to spend with Jesus.

As sure as the desert goes from extreme heat to manageable, the Lord will respond to us. And how do we know that? It's in His Word. Can I get an amen for that?