Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an old ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled with noise and clatter, including the sound of the telegraph in the background. A sign on the receptionist's counter instructed job applicants to fill out a form and wait until they were summoned to enter the inner office.
   
The young man filled out his form and sat down with the seven other applicants in the waiting area. After a few minutes the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. Naturally the other applicants perked up, wondering what was going on. They muttered among themselves that they hadn't heard any summons. They assumed that the young man who went into the office made a mistake and would be disqualified.
   
Within a few minutes, however, the employer escorted the young man out of the office and said to the other applicants, "Gentlemen, thank you very much for coming, but the job has just been filled."
   
The other applicants began to complain, one spoke out saying, "Wait a minute, I don't understand, he was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet, he got the job. That's not fair!"
   
The employer said, "I'm sorry but all the time you have been waiting here, the telegraph has been ticking out the message in Morse Code: 'If you can understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.' None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is his!"
   
Today, too many of us don't hear what God has to say. We are often too busy pursuing what we think is necessary to make ourselves happy. Too often, God's message gets crowded out of our attention. If we are to truly hear God amidst all the clutter, we must refuse to be distracted and focus our attention on God and His message.
   
Can you hear Him?! If you can . . . I'll see you this Sunday, at His House, and in His employment!

                Randy Mickler
                Senior Pastor 

9:30am & 11:00am Sanctuary - "All For One" - I Corinthians 11:18-22, Mark 12:28-31- Dr. Randy Mickler 

11:00am Encounter Contemporary - Series: Hebrews - "The Priest of Tears" - Hebrews 4:14-5:14 - Rev. Carey Akin 

11:00am Camp Splat Children's Worship - F011/15