I Peter 3:12 “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers.” NKJV
A previously obscure piece of technology known as Zoom has recently been catapulted into a common household feature. Business meetings, family celebrations, and church services now rely on this popular tech-craze to keep us connected. In the process, a new phrase has been coined: “You’re on mute!”
You’ve seen it happen! Perhaps you’ve done it! Certainly, you’ve been frustrated by it. Someone on Zoom continues to chat away with animated facial expressions and numerous hand gestures, the entire fiasco comical when void of sound. All the while, the speaker presumes everyone is listening.
And so, your charades begin:
“You are on mute!”
“We can’t hear you!”
“Unmute yourself!”
How frustrating to assume others are hanging on our every word only to discover no one hears. But Zoom is not the founder of muting. Having our words and thoughts silenced has been an issue since the beginning of time. In I Kings 12, words of advice from the elders of Israel fell upon the deaf ears of King Rehoboam. These elders spoke wisely of the need for a godly leader. But King Rehoboam muted their words, choosing instead to heed the foolish advice of his peers.
Our words too can be muted even though we speak face to face. We can verbalize aloud our hurts, our hopes, our dreams and our deepest desires. We can pour them out to our friends, our spouse, our co-workers, and our family only to have them fall on deaf ears; unvalidated, unimportant, and unheard.
Sisters, rest assured, never will we find ourselves muted before our Heavenly Father. He desires to hear us and cherishes the words we utter. As our Creator, He comprehends our most secret dreams; the ones dwelling deep within us that we dare not verbalize. To top it off, it pleases Him to respond with goodness and grace.
The God-head three (Father, Spirit, and Son) collaborate to make sure every thought, dream, and desire of our hearts is received, heard, and validated. We can rest in the assurance we will never be muted before the Great I Am.
Father God, thank you for hearing every thought we have. Thank you for loving us in spite of them.
Blessings,
Rita Cochrane