What if God Had an Answering Machine?
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Imagine praying and hearing this:
"Thank you for calling My Father's House. Please select one of the following four options:
1. Press 1 for requests.
2. Press 2 for thanksgiving.
3. Press 3 for complaints.
4. For all other inquiries, press 4."
What if God used the familiar excuse: "All of the angels are helping other customers right now. Please stay on the line. Your call will be answered in the order it was received."
Can you imagine getting these kinds of responses as you call on God in prayer?
1. "If you'd like to speak with Gabriel, press 1.
2. "For Michael, press 2.
3. "For any other angel, press 3.
4. "If you want King David to sing you a psalm, press 6.
5. "To find out if your relative is here, enter his/her date of death and listen for the list that follows."
6. "For reservations at My Father's House, simply press the letters J-O-H-N on the keypad, followed by the number 3-1-6."
7. "For answers to nagging questions about dinosaurs, the age of the earth and where Noah's ark is, wait until you get here!"
8. "Our computers show that you have called once today already. Please hang up immediately."
9. "This office is closed for the weekend. Please call again Monday." End of message.
Thank God, you can't call Him too often!!! You only need to ring once and God hears you. Because of Jesus, you never get a busy signal. God takes each call and knows each caller personally. When you call and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help and He will say: "Here am I!"
And when you call: Emergency Phone Numbers
1. When in sorrow, call 2. When men fail you, call 3. If you want to be fruitful, call 4. When you have sinned, call 5. When you worry, call 6. When you are in danger, call 7. When God seems far away, call 8. When your faith needs stirring, call 9. When you are lonely and fearful, call 10. When you grow bitter and critical, call 11. For Paul's secret to happiness, call 12. For idea of Christianity, call 13. When you feel down and out, call 14. When you want peace and rest, call 15. When the world seems bigger than God, call 16. When you want Christian assurance, call 17. When you leave home for labor or travel, call 18. When your prayers grow narrow or selfish, call 19. For a great invention/opportunity, call 20. When you want courage for a task, call 21. How to get along with fellowmen, call 22. When you think of investments/returns, call 23. If you are depressed, call 24. If your pocketbook is empty, call 25. If you're losing confidence in people, call 26. If people seem unkind, call 27. If discouraged about your work, call 28. If you find the world growing small, and yourself great, call Emergency numbers may be dialed direct.No operator assistance is necessary.
