Responding to God's Demand"And if one does not respond to that demand, what happens?" I asked. "That’s an interesting question," he said. "I’m not sure that a person who is open to the experience of God can refrain from responding to the demand. I think a person who refrains from responding to the demand doesn’t experience God." "Then, suppose you are not experiencing God and you are not doing his demands...." I tried to form my thought. "Let me give you an illustration," he offered. "Please do." "Again, you know enough Old Testament tradition to know that almost all of the prophets who were called by God resisted." "Yes, even ran away!" I recalled. "They didn’t want to do what they were called upon to do. Well, they had no choice. Ultimately, whatever it was that they felt inside compelled them to move in a certain direction. The demand of God is that kind of sense. Most people don’t even get to the point where they hear the voice of God — they’re so busy doing all kinds of other things. |
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