II. The Answer to Prayer, P 5
5 The message your brother gives you is up to you. What does he say to you? What would you have him say? Your decision about him determines the message you receive. Remember that the Holy Spirit is in him, and His Voice speaks to you through him. What can so holy a brother tell you except truth? But are you listening to it? Your brother may not know who he is, but there is a light in his mind that does know. This light can shine into yours, giving truth to his words and making you able to hear them. His words are the Holy Spirit’s answer to you. Is your faith in him strong enough to let you hear?
Probably the most powerful example of this I have experienced occurred at work. I may have written about this before in another context, but I am going to tell the story again. I was doing some tests for a customer and we had time to chat while it was going on. We didn’t know each other but as we talked the conversation turned to religion. Now as a sales person I am not supposed to talk religion or politics, pretty much a hard and fast rule, but sometimes I am guided right into a God talk. This was one of those times.
On a personal level I don’t normally talk religion with people because I live in the Bible Belt, deep in the Bible Belt. I am not going to run into a lot of open minded spiritual seekers here, and I am absolutely not going to debate religion with anyone. So what I normally do when I get caught in a situation like this moment with my customer is instead of talking, I listen and make noncommittal responses.
This time, though, Holy Spirit helped me to open my heart as well as my ears and I “heard” what he was saying. All the words were the same old, “he died on the cross for our sins” stuff that normally makes my skin crawl, but what I heard was how much he loves Jesus and how much he loves God.
I felt such a profound kinship with this man who loves my sweet Brother Jesus, and my Father God. We had a deep and binding conversation. I still said little but I heard much. When we finished our work, we hugged each other and said good by. I have not seen him since and may never see him again, but I think of him often.
I think that the miracle of joining that happened between us that day is what Jesus is talking about here. What passed between us was true communication that had nothing to do with the words we said to each other. But to experience that communication, I had to stop listening to the words so I could hear the intent, the love that stood behind the words. My willingness to do so allowed the light in his mind to shine into mine, thus changing me forever.
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