Weighing the Balance

We rejoice in having the resources to help our children in their need.  It is not a burden to us, but a joy, to be able to provide what they need when they need it.  So too is God's attitutde toward us.  We often think we cannot "burden" God with our petty requests when there are so many others with greater needs than ours.  But the determining factor is not the greatness of the need---it is the relationship we have with our Father.  The world outside my family has a much greater need than do my own children, but I do not refuse my children's requests on that account.

Before you call, I will answer, says the Lord.  He hears the cries of those who call upon His Name.  And Jesus said to the Father, I have given them Your Name--  Abba, Father-- The Provider, the Source, the Helper, the Advocate, the Paraclete---the One Called upon to stand beside us in our time of need.

God does not weigh our requests in terms of how important they are in the balance of the universe, but in terms of how important they are to us, and in terms of our relationship with Him:  Father to child; Friend to friend; Teacher/Mentor to student; Savior/Redeemer to helpless sinner.  If we do not allow Him to wash our feet, provide for our needs, give us joy and salvation, we remain dirty, in need, and helpless forever. 

He has even made it easy for us to ask, because He has already placed everything in the hands of His Beloved Son, and the Son has given everything He has to those who call on His Name.