“It’s Personal”
How many times have you had someone call your home and say, “I looking for so-in-so (a member of your family)?” When you replied: “He’s not here. Can I help you?” The caller would then say, “No, it’s personal.”
The phrase “it’s personal” is used a lot in communications today. The office receptionist will often hear this from a wife calling to talk with her husband. When given opportunity to pass along a message, the wife simply says, “No, it’s personal. Have him call me at home."
Credit card companies will call people at home looking for the cardholder. When asked what the call is about, the bill collector will say, “it’s personal.”
A nurse from the doctor’s office will often call their patient at work with lab reports. If the person is not there, the nurse will say, “Please have her call me. It’s personal.”
We might consider “it’s personal” as a way to cut to the chase and get one-on-one with people. In terms of relationships, “it’s personal” means I’ve got something only me and you need to discuss. Yes, it’s that important!
I find this true especially in terms of our relationship with God. When God wanted to cut to the chase and really get personal with mankind, He sent Jesus, who taught us the value of one-on-one relationships. Jesus was God manifested in the flesh. Jesus enabled people to get one-on-one with Almighty God.
The apostle Paul understood this kind of relationship when he said, “May our dependably steady and warmly personal God develop maturity in you so that you get along with each other as well as Jesus gets along with us all (Rom. 15:5, MSG).”
God wants this kind of personal relationships with each and every one of us today. Jesus makes this possible. Jesus enables us to cut to the chase; bypassing all the religious noise. We can now experience mutuality in an “it’s personal” relationship with our Heavenly Father.
Right now, God may be calling; trying to get in touch with you. He’s already left a message, the gospel of Jesus Christ, several times.
He’s now saying, “It’s personal.”
Please…pick up the phone.
