‘24/7"

“24/7" is an expression used to describe a person’s effort as in twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. This expression has come about from cable/satellite broadcasts, especially news programs. These programs are on twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Want to know what is happening at three o’clock a.m.? Then turn on the t.v.!
These news programs ratings soared during three events in our nation’s recent history. The first was during the 1990 Gulf War, the third was in the spring of 2003 when our nation again went to war with Iraq. What was the second? The events of 9/11. People left their televisions on twenty-four hours a day. Why? To not miss any of the news. Many were afraid that something else would happen and did not want to not know, while others just wanted to find out as much as possible about what happened.
In the age of instant communication, the entire nation knew at once what had happened. “24/7".
Drop back to the declaration of independence, it took months for this news to reach all the colonies! Or even just twenty years ago, it took, gasp, hours to receive “instant news”. Ahh, technology, its blessings and curses...
But, did you know that instant, “24/7" has always been around, that man didn’t invent it?
In Hebrews 13.5 we read: “ for God has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."
And again we read: “teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you each and every day until the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20)
Notice that Jesus tells us that He is with us each and every day. That is the original 24/7 isn’t it?
Does your boss tell you to call him or her twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week? Does your sanitation service pick up your garbage when ever you want it too?
Does anybody stand willing and ready and any given moment to be there for you?
Only the Lord can do this and only He is willing!
Now, don’t get me wrong, Jesus is not going to show up at three a.m. to fix your plumbing, but He will be there to hear your cry in the night.
He will be there when you rejoice and the commitment of your child to live her life dedicated to Christ.
He will be there as you walk in His ways and try to obey His Will.
He will be there when you stumble and fall, He will be there to wipe away the fear that we all have in our hearts as the darkness approaches in our life.
24/7 is more than just an expression with the Lord, it is His way. Believe it.
Until next time on my Front Porch.