Invisible Things

         Have you ever thought about all of the things that are around you that are basically invisible” Most recently, the world has been concerned more than usual about bacteria and viruses that are all around us. We have been instructed on how to properly wash our hands and to not touch our face because the little invisible virus can get into your body. There are also a number of things that are invisible. One of them are the different radio program and WiFi signals that are going on right now in the very room in which you are sitting. When I was a youngster, my Father got me a crystal radio kit. It is perhaps one of the most simple radio receivers and requires absolutely no batteries. It has no external power but is audible with earphones just on the radio signal that is in the air. You can still purchase these simple radio kits and it is amazing to see how they work. I can also receive 25 to 40 different TV channels without cable using a simple indoor antenna. The point is that all of these “invisible” program signals are in the air all around you. There is, however, something even greater going on that you cannot see with your eye. Jeremiah 33:3 says, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

         I can turn on the radio and hear the program just as it is being transmitted with only a few microseconds of delay. Prayer is even faster than that. The thing that is amazing about prayer is that it is also invisible. Do we believe in prayer? Do you believe in the ability to turn on your TV or your radio and then to listen to the program you desire? We have no question about turning on the TV and getting the station we want. We don't see the programs going through the air and we also do not see the prayers going through the air, but both are there. It would be amazing if one could see the prayers. Perhaps we would notice that in a time of struggle and unfortunate events, the amount of prayers would be greater than at other times. We often come to God when things are really bad and we don't know what else to do. When the incident occurs, almost every believer in that local assembly will be prompted to prayer but as they days continue they begin to drop off and fewer and fewer believers will continue in prayer. God says much about prayer in the Bible and there are so many examples of people who prayed and how God answered them. We have many examples today of prayer being offered and answered by God but we still are hesitant about coming to God in prayer. Jesus prayed, Paul prayed, Elijah prayed, Moses prayed, Solomon prayed and so should we. We can and should begin our prayers with praise to God for Who He is and what He is doing. Begin by praising God today for the fact that He is willing to show us great and mighty things that we just don't know.