Before the days of Instant Messaging, Skype and Texting, there was something socially stimulating about phone calls. Leanne, my wife and I, spent most of our first 6 months dating over the phone. Living 8 hours apart, distance forced us to communicate indirectly, depending on a receiver to translate the emotions and words we felt for one another. According to Genesis 4:26, there was another type of call which happened long ago.
Separated from God, kicked out of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:24, the intimacy Adam and Eve shared on walks with the Lord together ceased, Genesis 3:8. Whether it was doubt, guilt or shame, more than a generation went by without clearly connecting with the Creator of life. After the Tree of Knowledge debacle and subsequent murder of Abel, contact had come to a standstill. Yet, the birth of Seth, meaning “God has granted another child in Abel’s place,” served as a sign of healing. Although, no one directly is given credit for breaking this silence, Seth and Enosh opened the door for Noah’s special relationship with God.
For Moses, it was a whisper from inside a burning bush, Exodus 3:2-3. Samuel experienced his first call from a voice in a dream, 1 Samuel 3:4. The apostle Paul saw a blinding light on the road to Damascus before hearing Jesus speak, Acts 9:4-6. As for me, my first call came during a nervous breakdown in high school, with my heart, empty and hungry for something more in life. If you’ve not yet experienced your first call with God, you’re not alone. May the words of Romans 10:1-17 lead you to your first call on the name of the Lord.
by Jay Mankus
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