"I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; be merciful to me according to Your word." — Psalm 119:58
The psalmist loves God's Word, finds comfort in His mercy, and longs for His presence. He seeks God's favor and strength to keep His statutes, therefore he prays not halfheartedly but with his whole heart. If God's Word is most important to you, if His presence is your greatest treasure, and if you truly seek His mercy, you will pray wholeheartedly. Prayer is wholehearted when it is for something you deeply desire, something you cannot bear to live without—when, like Jacob, you say, “I will not let You go unless You bless me.”
A wholehearted prayer is a persistent prayer, a prayer of faith, a prayer of someone who refuses to give up. A person who prays with all their heart flees from sin therefore prays fervently to resist temptation. They believe in God's promises, therefore pray to receive them. They long to obey God’s commandments and pray earnestly for the strength to keep them. Knowing they cannot overcome sin alone, they ask the Lord for the power to overcome. Because they seek the Lord with all their heart, they are able to pray with all their heart.
A prayer in which the heart is absent will not reach heaven, but a wholehearted prayer will reach God’s heart.
Topical meditation 2024
November 15
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий