Magnificent Prayer #32
Magnificent Prayer #32
You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things, and by your will they were created
and have their being.
Revelation 4:11
Are you afraid of coming to God too often? You may come too seldom, but you can never come too often to God. Isn’t there good occasion for prayer to God both early and late?
Aren’t there sins early and late to be pardoned, mercies early and late to be procured, mischiefs early and late to be averted, duties early and late to be performed, afflictions early and late to be endured, and temptations early and late to be broken?
Now, whence comes your health and strength? Is it not from Heaven? And how does it come, but by prayer? Oh above all things, be much in seeking God! You have the very key of heaven, if you have the gift and grace of praying.
ANDREW GRAY
Pray About It: The problem we have is not coming to God too often, but too infrequently. The God we serve is always available to hear our requests. More than that, He’s eager for communion with us. Why was man created at all, if not for the pleasure God receives from fellowship with His creation? It was for the very purpose of knowing Him that we were born. It’s for knowing Him that you still live. When we’re with Him, we fulfill the most basic longings within us. And we fulfill the deepest longing of God—that of our company. There’s a special place in the heart of God that only you can fill. God is more than willing to be with you today. More than willing to hear your voice.
God is more willing to be prayed to, and more ready to hear prayer than we are to pray.
MATTHEW HENRY
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