Without proper training and understanding, our next
10 code that can often be overused. A code 10 – 18 means that the call is
urgent. When a dispatcher says that the call is 10 – 18, one can be sure that
the criteria for urgency has been met. A seasoned officer will also be more
familiar with what constitutes an urgent situation. Newer or less experienced
personnel may consider many things to be urgent. Although situations may be
somewhat important they are not truly urgent.
Webster’s dictionary defines urgent as; calling
for immediate attention. Critical, imperative, exigent and necessitous are
among the synonyms listed for urgent. Many things may be important, but few
things are truly urgent.
As children of God we often approach our
Father with many things that we mistakenly consider urgent. What parent has not
heard an “urgent” appeal from their child for the most important toy in the
world or that must-have ice cream cone. As adults we often confuse the trials
in our lives with matters of true urgency. Financial difficulties, health
concerns, relational confrontations and many other challenges may be
encountered in our lives. We are to bring all of these to the Lord, while
continually remembering that He is in control of our lives. Our future is
secure in Jesus Christ.
We search after many things that we
believe we need. The truth is that there is only one thing that is truly
necessary. This is summed up in what Jesus (our true dispatcher) considered to
be the greatest commandment. “And
you shall love the Lord your God out of and
with your whole heart and out of and
with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your
moral understanding) and out of and
with all your strength. This is the
first and principal commandment.” (Mark 12:30 AMP) We are to love
God and seek after Him with our entire beings. We do not approach God with a
list of things that we think we need from Him. We come to our Lord with a heart
full of love ready to do whatever He wishes of us.
King David truly understood this principle. The Psalms are full of many
love songs he wrote to the Lord. Among them we find these statements.
“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may
dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to
behold and gaze upon the beauty
[the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to
meditate, consider, and inquire
in His temple.”
(Psalm 27:4 AMP) David understood that
this love relationship was mutual. “I
am Yours, therefore save me [Your own]; for I have sought (inquired of and for)
Your precepts and required them
[as my urgent need].” (Psalm 119:94
AMP) He knew that truly seeking and loving God meant that he would follow God’s
precepts and receive God’s care. This relationship is a true urgent need.
What do we urgently need today? Do we need more money or a better job? Is
time a commodity that we need more of? Do we need friends to overcome our
loneliness? One could compose a long list that would be unique to each
individual. The truth is that we urgently need more of God in our lives.
Whatever we have believed to be an urgent need pales as we truly compare it to
the necessity of a vital relationship with our heavenly Father through his son
Jesus Christ.
As we faithfully seek out and nurture this
relationship with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, the peace and joy
of the Holy Spirit will become evident in our lives. Others will see what we
have obtained and want to have it as well. We can be like Jerusalem in the
times of the prophet Zechariah. “Yes, many people and strong
nations shall come to Jerusalem to seek, inquire of, and require [to fill their own urgent need] the Lord of hosts
and to pray to the Lord for His favor.” (Zechariah 8:22 AMP) Many
will come to us to find the Lord as they are urgent need.
Look for what is truly urgent. Do not merely seek
deliverance from current trials. Seek to truly love God and He will deliver you
and love you more than you can imagine.
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