God’s Phone Number

Ed and I sat in Dr. H.P.'s waiting room. We heard him bustling down the hall, chatting to a patient and accompanying her to the reception desk. Turning, he spotted us and burst out, "Oh, Mr. and Mrs. Eckart! My pastors are here!" (We're not pastors, but he's been calling us that for over twenty years.) "Where does it say in the Bible, 'Call unto me and I will answer you… '?"
I replied, "Jeremiah."
"But where in Jeremiah? Come with me, please." Ed and I followed him into the examining room. He closed the door behind us saying, "I received a pamphlet in the mail. It said, 'God is giving us His phone number.' Then it went on to quote 'Call unto me…". His infectious laugh rang out. "Excuse me, one moment…" Exiting, he swiftly returned, Bible in hand. Ed took the Holy Book and paged through it, checking the reference.
Dr. H.P. swiveled on his stool and I became excited as I realized he was about to tell us one of his marvelous stories.
"A patient of mine was dying of pancreatic cancer. I asked if he wanted to go to the hospital. He said no, he would go home and wait for God's angels to take him. I went to visit him at home; his daughter was caring for him. I went to the edge of his bed, he was sleeping. I sat down. He must have sensed someone was present. He opened his eyes, looked at me, and said, "Are they here?" He was looking for the angels.
"His daughter answered, 'No, Dad.'
"He said, 'Okay' and closed his eyes.
     "After he died, his daughter came to see me. She said, 'He left his thousands to family members, but as he himself told me, 'To Dr. HP, I leave my most treasured possession.' It was this Bible.' HP indicated the book Ed held in his hands.
Ed thumbed through Jeremiah in the deceased man's bible and found chapter 29:12, "Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you."
     I looked at the words and exclaimed, "It's already highlighted!"
Florescent yellow marked the passage, but the previous owner lived them. He called, God answered, and now he's seeing angels.
What a privilege to have direct access to God. Why don't you call God today? Call Him and He will answer you and show you great and mighty things!