When Is God Awake?

by Carl W. Wade 

He was just ready to close his eyes.   It’s bedtime, tuck-in-time, prayer-time….the last question-of-the-night-time.   Dad leans over to give him “a night-night-kiss-on-the-noggin”…..

……”Dad?  When does God wake up?”  

Dad, pauses, searching for just the right, fatherly, all-wise answer of the ages…..

…….”Well, I was just wondering.  Every morning I’m trying to wake up before God so I can see him turn the sun on!”

As an intelligent, spiritual reader you and I know the answer.    But it’s a good question – and for other times, too.  

The storm is bellowing with wind and waves soaking the crew of the little boat.  Their fishing craft is filling up with water!   Up to their knees! 

 In panic they’re screaming….”We’re going down!” “We’re sinking!”  “Bail faster!”  “Where’s the Master?!”   ……”Asleep?!..Wake him up…..we’re going to drown!!!”

 How could the man who walks on water…..sleep….during a howling storm?! How dare this worker of miracles, walker on water…..sleep….when we’re going to drown!

How could he sleep?  Why didn’t he help during the crisis?  Didn’t he care?  They shouted the question above the howl of the wind…….”Master!  Don’t you care that we perish?!”

Kinda like our questions in the crisis of our lives also…huh?   When the storms of life hit – when the big Katrina rakes our lives, blows away all we held dear and precious, we suddenly realize how feeble and frail we are…what’s our question?   How’s our panic?  Where’s our faith?

He rises from his slumber….wet like the rest….and speaks calmly into the storm, “Peace…..Be still.”  And it’s all quiet, except for the dripping of water from the mast & men.   They’re still breathing heavily from the struggle to stay afloat.  

His eyes are kind, his words piercing…..”Why are you so fearful…..you men of little faith?”

These are words and event they will reflect on and preach on the rest of their lives…after the resurrection.

When is God awake?   Let’s wake up real early and see if we can catch Him turning on the sun.   We already know when He turned on the Son to light our lives and keep us safe in the storm.