https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/19/you-are-heard
The question asked in the book Physics is whether there is a sound if a tree falls in a lonely forest with no animal nearby to hear it? The obvious answer is, of course, there is – a sound is a sound, even if no one hears it. But is it that obvious? If we think deeper, what is a sound if no one hears it? Will there be such a thing as sound if everyone in the world is deaf and devoid of hearing? Will the word ‘sound’ even exist as part of the human vocabulary?
It is the same with vision. We ‘see’ because there is light, whether natural sunlight or artificial light that is powered by electricity. But if there is no light, then everything is darkness, and we see nothing. We ‘see’ things because light is reflected by the things the same way we see colours as the colours of the rainbow are reflected to us.
The aforesaid are all very philosophical. But thankfully, the LORD hears even if we are all alone in a sea of humanity. He is God, and He is omnipresent and omniscient. He knows everything, and also everything about us. He knew us before we knew Him. He knew us even before the foundations of the world. So long as we call upon Him, He will hear us – even if we are non-believers, He will hear us. He loves all humankind. Many may be called, but few are chosen. Salvation is only for those who believe in and call upon the name of Jesus Christ, God’s one and only begotten Son sent by Him to the world so that we may not perish but have life everlasting (John 3:16).
The tree may fall in the lonely forest, and perhaps there are no animals nearby to hear it. But God hears it. He hears and sees every occurrence and detail in all creation. Call upon Him, and He will heed your call. If you are His and He is your God, He will have a responsibility to take care of you like fathers and grandfathers do. He is our Shepherd if we are His sheep of His pasture.
