"Draw nigh unto God and
He will draw nigh unto you."
- James 4:8a

I knew something wasn't quite right the moment I looked at my computer screen this morning.

Each night, when I go to bed, I send out the daily devotional for the following morning.  Currently, we have just under 1,200 people all over the world who receive it.  Because it takes about 2 hours to send, I simply press the "Send" button before retiring for the night...

...and the devotional sends while I am asleep.

The following morning I arise and check to make sure the devotional was sent properly.  Now, the overwhelming majority of times there is no problem at all.  However, there are exceptions.

And today was one of them.

For one of a dozen reasons, my internet connection was broken sometime during the distribution of my devotional.  In other words, my computer logged off of the internet and discontinued sending.  When I checked the status this morning, only about 10% of the devotionals had been sent out properly.

And there, emblazoned boldly across the pop up window on my computer screen were the words...

..."Your connection was terminated.  Would you like to re-establish connection?"

With a simple click of the button, my connection was again established and the remaining devotionals were sent out.  Things got back to normal.

Kind of reminds me of how we all feel sometimes in our relationship with God.  Sometimes we feel like our "connection" has been terminated.  Know what I mean?  Those days when we just don't feel close to the Lord.

Now, there are dozens of reasons why we sometimes feel like our connection or fellowship with the Father gets broken.  Whether it is neglecting our "quiet time" with Him each day or committing a sin or skipping church or just not spending enough time with Him in general, there are those times when we sense that something just isn't quite right in our relationship.

It's then, perhaps, we hear the Holy Spirit whisper, "Would you like to re-establish connection?" 

You see, with a simple prayer, things can get back to normal.  Our Father is a gracious One, always welcoming back those who may have strayed, even for a short distance away.   He longs to be "connected" with you and is waiting to hear from you even now.

What about it Christian?  Have you been neglecting your prayer and Bible study?  Is there some sin that you haven't confessed yet?  Anything about your relationship with God that doesn't seem quite right?

Would you like to re-establish connection?

Click the button of prayer.

And things will get back to normal.

Have a "Wonderful DAY in Christ,"
Jimmy D. Brown
\o/ Praise Jesus!