Today's Daily Bread
When I was growing up, I stayed with my grandparents for a week or
two every summer. They lived on a street that dead-ended into some
railroad tracks. I would often awaken several times on my first night as
the box cars rumbled by or when an engineer blew the train whistle. By
the end of my visit, however, I had grown so accustomed to the noise
that I could sleep straight through the night without interruption. I
had tuned out the sounds.
There are other interruptions that I don’t want to tune out! I love
it when my husband unexpectedly brings me a cup of coffee when I’m
working at the computer. And it brings me joy when I receive an
unexpected call from a friend.
Sometimes we’re tempted to tune out “divine interruptions” of the
Holy Spirit instead of listening to His promptings. He may nudge us with
a realization that we need to ask forgiveness for something we said or
did. Or persistently remind us that we should pray for someone who is
experiencing a crisis. Or convict us that we have never fully shared
Jesus with a person we care about.
When the Holy Spirit
indwells us, He teaches us, convicts us, comforts us, and guides us
into truth (John 14:16-17,26; 16:7-8,13). Are you tuned in to the
interruption of His voice?
Holy Spirit, help us hear
Your inner promptings, soft and clear;
And help us know Your still, small voice
So we may make God’s will our choice. —D. De Haan
Your inner promptings, soft and clear;
And help us know Your still, small voice
So we may make God’s will our choice. —D. De Haan
Make the right choice: Obey the Spirit’s voice.
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