Note: I wrote this several years ago when our church used to publish daily meditations/devotions written by its members. I don't know why I've not thought to share this before!
Merry Christmas!
Jesus’ Ringtone
“When I thought, ‘My foot
is slipping,” your steadfast love O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your
consolations cheer my soul”. Psalm 94:18-19 (NRSV)
A
friend recently told me about an app that allows you to choose from a wide variety
of ringtones to assign to individual contacts in your phone. I’ve since had great fun listening to some of
the more silly ringtones as I’ve gone about selecting specific ones for each of
my family and friends. Because we are
approaching the holiday season, there are many Christmas carol favorites
available for use and I’ve listened to
many of them; pausing here and there on my own cherished favorites such as “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
and “The Hallelujah Chorus”
from Handel’s “Messiah”. About this time, I began contemplating what
I’d write for this devotional and I found myself wondering what ringtone I’d
assign to Jesus. Of course, it would
have to be an extremely special one; fit only for Him. Wouldn’t it be so delightful,
I thought a bit wistfully as I continued to scroll through the ringtones, if I
really could? Then I thought about the
people in my phone’s address book and I realized that, in essence, I did routinely receive calls from Jesus
in the forms of my family and friends; people who love and cherish me, who will
always be there for me, and certain folks that I’m certain God has put into my
life for a reason. During the holidays, most
of us take time to stop and count our blessings; the love, peace, and joy that
abounds during the season of our Savior’s birth brings all that we have and
hold dear to the foremost of our hearts.
However, throughout the rest of the year, on ordinary days, we might do
well to reflect that when we get a call from a dear friend or perhaps a long
lost family member, it could truly be Jesus calling.
