Occasionally when I send an email, I receive a quick, “I am currently out of the office.”

When trying to make a doctor appointment, we may hear that there are no availabilities … for months! Perhaps we are reassured that we can be “put on a waiting list” or “are free to call back to check for cancellations.”

Some of us are old enough to remember hearing a busy signal on a phone. Today, we are more likely to be invited to “Please leave a message after the beep.”

When attending large events, we may be ushered into an overflow area to watch a video of what is happening on the main stage. Not exactly what we were hoping to experience.

Even our friends and family are not always available every minute of every day.

But … the Lord is.

We can be awed by the fact that God is always available. Anytime. Everywhere. He never asks us to “Take a number” and we never get a busy signal or voicemail.

He is always “in”. Ready and waiting for us to come, to communicate, and commune with Him. He hears our hearts and listens to whatever is on our mind.

May you be encouraged with these Bible verses:

• “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you” (Deuteronomy 31:8a).
• Jesus promised believers, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20b).
• “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).

Know that God is present and always available … for … YOU.