Last Friday, I was reading the Bible in the morning. God had drawn my attention to the book of John. And as I read through the chapters in John, my thoughts were drawn to specific parts of scripture. It was about, among other things, how Jesus is in the Father and we are in Jesus and Jesus is in us (John 14:20). As I thought about what a blessing it is that Jesus has sent the Holy Spirit to us and that He is still with us, I thought I could preach on this Bible passage. But wanting to read further, I put the thought of this aside.
Less than five minutes later, I received a call from a pastor friend here on the island. He told me that he had become ill and that he and his entire family had to be quarantined. Would I like to preach at his church? I burst out laughing and could say with certainty that God had already made it clear to me that I could say ‘yes’ and that I even knew what it was supposed to be about. How wonderful it is when God is so close that we can live with Him every day. Although it is often the case that I feel like I do not hear Him, or do not hear Him in time, I sincerely hope that this is a harbinger of how close God wants to be with all of us. That He surprisingly often makes us fishers of men because He works with His Spirit in us every day.
