Always Connected
The rising generation is always
connected. You see it wherever you go:
heads down, thumbs active, eyes glued, ears wired. It’s true they sometimes don’t seem so much
in touch with others around them, but they’re plugged in and switched on. I’ve been wondering about 3G (always
connected) prayer. It isn’t new, of
course. Jesus said we ought always to
pray and not lose heart (Lk 18:1), and Paul urged it often: ‘Pray without
ceasing’ (Ro 12:12; Eph 6:18; Col 4:2; 1 Thes 5:17). There is much to be learned from teenage
dedication, but with one or two major differences.
In prayer we’re not connecting to some remote system of machinery for as long as our credit lasts, but with the Father God in the control room of creation, to whom we have been granted (through Jesus, in the Spirit) 24/7 access – wherever, whenever, whoever, and forever. It’s a pretty good contract. And the purpose of getting connected is for help in time of need to be more in touch with those around…
In prayer we’re not connecting to some remote system of machinery for as long as our credit lasts, but with the Father God in the control room of creation, to whom we have been granted (through Jesus, in the Spirit) 24/7 access – wherever, whenever, whoever, and forever. It’s a pretty good contract. And the purpose of getting connected is for help in time of need to be more in touch with those around…