Is that voice coming to you clear and strong? Are you connected so that the message gets through?

Certain spiders that weave intricate orb webs attach a signal thread from the center of the web to their hidden retreat. At all times that line is grasped in the spider's claws.

Fabre, the great French naturalist, decided to test how much the spider depended on this "telegraph wire." He placed a large dragonfly, a tempting meal for the spider, in the center of the web. The web vibrated violently from its struggles. Immediately the spider, hidden in the foliage, came running down her signal line. Binding the dragonfly with silk strands, she dragged him back to her hiding place, and enjoyed her succulent meal.

A few days later Fabre cut the communication thread, and then placed another dragonfly in the net. The web shook constantly as the insect struggled long and hard, but the spider didn't appear. The telegraph wire dangled uselessly. Though the spider held the other end of the line in its claw, the message didn't get through. After dark the hungry spider made her routine check of the web. She found it torn and in ruins. In the center was the dragonfly, which she ate on the spot before repairing her web.

When the wind blows, the spider takes no notice of the web shaking. Only when an insect arrives does she come. Listening with her leg, she decodes the messages, interpreting them correctly.

Is the voice of God getting through to you? Many have become deaf or insensible to the counsels and reproofs from God. The warnings are given, but they don't feel the tug. The devil has cut the strands. Sin no longer appears sinful. Asleep, deceived, whatever the cause, they have become separated from the only control of their life. They are no longer connected with Jesus. Check your conscience today. Is it intact, or has the enemy cut it and you are unaware that communications aren't getting through?