Supernatural Connection

 

The annual Christmas music program was underway at church yesterday as we were all transfixed by the songs that the choir was singing, reminding us of the blessed birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  All of a sudden, my cell phone starts vibrating in my pocket.  I dug down in my pocket to see who might be calling me during the church service.  Thankfully, I had turned the ringer off before church started!

I saw the name that displayed across the top of my cellphone and immediately knew it to be a lady who was sitting on the second row of the sanctuary.  Leaning over from my perch a few feet behind the pulpit, I craned my neck to see if she was actually calling me from her place in the front of the church. 

When I saw her, she was totally oblivious to what had happened!  Her attention was trained on the choir which was lifting everyone’s spirits with their yuletide melodies.  I knew right away that somehow her phone had shifted inside of her purse and accidentally dialed my number. 

I hung up the phone and refocused my attention on the song that was glorifying God for what He had done for us by sending His Son, Jesus to be born in human flesh.  Immanuel, God with us, had come to earth in order to save us from our sins.  Hallelujah!

Now I can’t begin to understand how a cellphone works and how we can be connected with someone else seemingly through thin air.  Neither can I understand how believers experience the unity of the Holy Spirit as we connect together while worshipping the Lord.  I only know that it happens and I’m thankful that we can gather together to worship and praise God. 

Paul tells us in Romans 15:5-6; May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I pray that all who believe in Christ might be connected by the Spirit’s power and together bring glory to God through our praise.  Merry Christmas!