Far too often the voice of God is drowned out by the frantic pace of daily life. Time-lapse video provides the frenzied setting for this heart-felt plea. God wants to speak with you. Are you ready?
Main Point: God wants a relationship with us. He doesn’t force
Himself on us –He gently asks if we’re ready and He waits
Synopsis:
- Shot
from God’s perspective from the outside looking in and narrated as a love
note to us, we get a glimpse of the lengths God goes to have relationships
with.
- Opens
with birds eye view of morning rush hour traffic as vehicles move in fast
movement around a busy circle intersection—the sounds of an ambulance and
honking horns are reminders that it’s a rat race out there and God is
gently knocking on the human heart. Closes at night—with the same hurried
rat race.
- As
focus turns to pedestrians, His love note begins: “How are you. I just had to send a
note to tell you how much I care about you. I don’t want you to feel
guilty. It’s not my style. I think you know that. But I’ve been waiting. I
followed you everywhere. I saw you talking to your friends. I hoped that
you would want to talk to me too….”
- There’s a sense looking in on
people sitting at a restaurant that man makes God an outsider rather than
a participant in our lives and relationships. God continues telling the
recipient of His affection that the sunrise and gentle breeze are His
gifts and reminds them that He created the sun and moon and ocean and you
the individual.
- “Are you ready?” is a recurring
theme – God waits for us at work. He satisfies our palates at lunch and
wants to satisfy our spirits but our worry and distractions keep us
disconnected. God is ready for relationship with what He calls His
exquisite creation. He has wonderful things to show us—He wants us to
react to His Name and His face because there’s work to do and souls to
win.
- In the
clutter of life, He asks us to listen to the voice of His spirit – for the
life He has for us is different than the ones we have of sunsets. But the
choice is ours. He won’t keep bothering us. He’s chosen us. He is ready
and will wait for us.
- Imagery,
rolling clouds, grasses blowing, and other restful settings juxtaposed
with the fast-paced erratic existence of modern life – subways and other
byways.
- Fast
forward movement throughout video reinforces the human condition of
hurrying to nowhere. Edgy music contributes to feel that we need to slow
down. Good production quality.
Application:
- Universal
application – because God is calling us all to know Him.
- God is
in the great and simple things alike.
- God
has given us free will. The choice of relationship with Him is ours to
make.
- God is
good and has good plans for us. He waits for us to commune with Him.
Suggested Uses:
- Prayer
meeting – quieting one’s spirit to come into the presence of the Lord
- Prelude
to worship.
- Sermon
starter on free-will
Biblical Reference:
- Jeremiah
29:11 “For I know
the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and
not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
- 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow in
keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you,
not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
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