I’m Duane Matz and
welcome to Today’s Living Word.
Come To Jesus day 12: Come
By Prayer! Thoughts prompted from the Neuman Hall Devotional booklet “Come To
Jesus” published in 1848!
God invites, no, even
commands us to pray to Him! “Call upon Me in the day of trouble,” “watch and
pray,” “pray without ceasing.” And many other such passages in Scripture make
that clear.
Prayer requires no
fine, flowery, well-arranged sentences, sprinkled with these and thous! It does
not require perfect grammar and stellar oratory skills. Prayer begins with the understanding
that you are approaching a holy God! “And Moses said to Aaron, "This is
what the LORD spoke, saying: 'By those who come near Me I must be regarded as
holy; (Lev 10:3)
He is holy! But you
can come to Him through the blood of His holy Son, Jesus. He is all powerful
and able to do something about your situation. Let your heart speak through
your mind and your lips. Can’t find the words? The Holy Spirit is here to help.
As Moses was concerned
about his oratory skills, God gave him a helper in his brother Aaron to supply
the words. He will do the same for you.
God hears prayers
whether uttered in a temple or in an alley. You may think you are too vile a
sinner to pray, pray anyway. The simple prayer of the tax collector goes a long
way. “Have mercy on me a sinner.”
Make prayer a regular
habit rather than a sporadic plea only uttered when trouble strikes. Rise
before the work of the day begins that you may have time to pray. Lay open your
heart before God!
Confess your sins and
cry out for pardon. Read the Bible (it is God speaking to you!) Ask God for the
holiness which is commanded there. Say,
Lord, I am ignorant, teach me! My heart is hard, cause it to be softened. Help
me to come to Jesus for all the help I need today!
Pray pilgrim, call on
Jesus whenever He might call upon you today as life (providence) happens. Help
me to believe, love, and obey Him through it all!
I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living
Word
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