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| “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” |
| —1 Peter 5:6-7 |
One of the most powerful blessings that God has given those of us He has chosen to belong to Himself is our ability to come to Him humbly in prayer. He welcomes us to enter into His divine Presence and present Him with the needs of our hearts.
In commenting on the Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew 6:5-13, I once wrote these words:
“Prayer is a fundamental, cohesive, and powerful component of our relationship with God. He is not only willing to have us talk with Him, He welcomes it. He expects it. He longs for it. He waits for it. He waits for us. He wants us to come and sit with Him a while and talk with Him. We have the authority of no one less than the Son of God, Himself, telling us to come into the Father’s Presence and sit a while.”
When we come to God in prayer, we must do so with all humility. Why? Well, we must come to God humbly because He is holy. His holiness exceeds our ability to comprehend how great His holiness really is.
The Apostle Peter summed it up this way, as found in 1 Peter 5:6-7:
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
As we begin another new day, let’s remember to start our day by coming before our loving Father in humble prayer. He welcomes us to speak to Him. He longs for us to share the needs of our hearts, even though He already knows them. He wants us to speak the words of our needs to Him, so that we will recognize how needy we are and how very able He is to meet our needs.
