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COME BEFORE GOD IN HIS WORD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Psalm 119:169-170

1 Chronicles 22:6-16

 

“Only the LORD give thee wisdom

and understanding…”

 

COME BEFORE GOD IN HIS WORD
 
The best place where a believer should be is in the very presence of God. However, approaching God is a no-nonsense act. We must come before His presence in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We have no worthiness at all to come before the very presence of God the Almighty, the LORD of all and Ruler of everything. We are given access to Him only because of what the Lord Jesus has done for us. In coming to God, we have to use the Word of God that we may commune with Him in Jesus’ name. We do not approach Him using the filthy and abominable language of the world.
 
Let my cry: This cry refers to a shout of either joy or grief. It is the psalmist’s proclamation from inside his heart and mind. But he is not heard by God if he talks rubbish. This is not making prayer difficult, rather, this makes it the easiest to pray. When we cry to the LORD, we cannot just murmur and complain, or throw tantrums when He does not answer. Here, the psalmist seeks understanding according to God’s Word so that he can come before His presence in reverence and love. He knows who God is and what He has desired for the believer. His shout of praise or pain is an acknowledgment of God’s dealing in his life.
 
Let my supplication: When he entreats God, the psalmist is careful not to ask that which is against God’s will. He seeks deliverance not according to his wisdom, but the LORD’s. He is careful to submit his petitions to God according to God’s prescribed will in His Word. Be careful, there are vain requests that may invoke God’s anger upon His people rather than blessings. Lustful supplications and the vanities of this world are unacceptable before the holy throne of God. Knowledge of what is right and pleasing before Him is in His Word. The psalmist is wise to seek the LORD according to His Word.
 
Dear reader, how do you approach God in prayer and worship? Do you frivolously come before Him without due reverence for who He is? Examine your heart for you may incur wrath rather than blessings.
 
THOUGHT: Do I seek the Lord always?
PRAYER: Father, create in me that desire to seek after Thee that I may behold Thee every moment of my life.

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