God’s in Tune - Martin Wiles

The man said, “I had this dream, and in my dream a loaf of barley bread came tumbling down into the Midianite camp. It hit a tent, turned it over, and knocked it flat. Judges 7:13 NLT

When I was growing up, radios were quite different from what they are today. The digital world—not to mention satellites—changed everything. Now, I punch the scan button, and the radio automatically advances to the next clear station. Or, I can even choose satellite radio.

For many years, I had to tune a radio to a particular station manually. Stations would advertise their call numbers. Finding it required turning a knob, so it advanced to those numbers. Although I saw the numbers displayed on the dial, they were in separate increments. I knew when I was close, but I could only know I had arrived once I heard a station. Even then, I couldn’t be sure it was the right one until I listened to the announcer announce the call numbers. Delicately turning the knob was necessary to arrive at just the right station.

Digital numbers make it easy to know I’ve tuned in to the correct station. Knowing I’m tuned into God’s plan is nice as well. Gideon needed to know he was. He was sure God had instructed him to defeat Israel’s enemies, the Midianites. When God instructed him to do it with only three hundred warriors, he was concerned he might have tuned in to the wrong station. But trekking into the enemy’s camp one night and hearing a dream about a loaf of bread convinced him he had the right station. God was dialed into his dilemma.

Knowing God has good plans for us and is dialed into our concerns makes life easier and more peaceful. Peace is one of the fruits of the Spirit that God says should hang from our life’s trees. Yet, it’s not a peace only experienced when circumstances are in our favor. This peace hangs around when things are going our way and when they’re not. Gideon uncovered it when he heard a dream.

We can live with confidence and peace when we remember God knows our needs. Nothing escapes him, and he often gives us little clues—as he did Gideon--that he’s aware of our circumstances.

Like a digital radio, we can tune directly to God, and we’ll hear loud and clear that he knows all about our plight and is ready to speak peace and wisdom into our situations.

Father, thank you for being attentive to my needs, whether large or small. 

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