The 911 system is a work of art. Dial three simple numbers and a call comes into a center full of dispatchers, unknown to the caller. The dispatcher has a readout on a computer screen with number, address and name of occupant. Often, the caller is hysterical and can only scream into the phone, or too sick to make any sound at all. That is of no consequence to the dispatcher’s ability to do his job; police, fire and rescue are sent to the location simultaneously. The ability of the caller to make his condition known is inconsequential to the 911 center, the source of rescue for the one making the plea for help.
In Romans 8:26 we find, “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” Prayer is our 911; we can call for help. God is the dispatcher, and His Spirit understands what we need. We may not be able to say it for our spiritual despondency or our inability to understand the problem. Yet, when we make the call, God understands the situation and works to rescue us. God is the Christian’s 911 system, and our rescue lies just a call away.
