August 1, 2012

Exodus 6:2-3   ² God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord. ³ I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them.


In 2009, Regina Spektor released the song, "Laughing With".  The song highlights the type of relationship so many people have with God.  Here is one part of the lyrics:


"No one laughs at God
When the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one’s laughing at God
When it’s gotten real late
And their kid’s not back from the party yet"


It is easy to call on God when there is tragedy, sickness or sorrow.  We allow God to reveal Himself as Protector or Comforter.  We "need" God then.  Knees are bent and prayers offered in these times.  But are we as eager to know God as Guide, as Companion, as Financial Adviser?

"No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’ve lost all they’ve got
And they don’t know what for"

As Christians do we seek God's guidance as much as we seek His comfort?  Are our prayers for "things"- healing, jobs, etc.?  If we will earnestly allow God to reveal  Himself, we will come to know God in dimensions we have never known Him before.