Scripture to Read: Exodus 20:19
Over the past couple of days, we’ve discussed how we need to protect ourselves from losing our reverence for God and His Holy Word. We have been given this incredible privilege to communicate with God through prayer. We’ve been given the incredible promise that God listens to our prayers because of His Holy Spirit praying with, for, and through us; we see this in Romans 8:26–27, “In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” God also tells us this in Romans 8:34, “…Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.” We always have God the Spirit and God the Son praying for us. The poor Israelites were so fearful of God that they told Moses in Exodus 20:19,“ Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die.” They were so afraid of what they had seen and heard from God’s presence coming down on Mount Sinai that they could not even think about God speaking to them. God the Father opened His Throne room of grace for us because of Christ’s sacrifice. We must take advantage of this incredible opportunity to talk with our God.
Challenge & Application
· What had you forgotten that God reminded you of today, and how will that change your communication with Him?
· How has God provided an opened door for every Christian to have sweet fellowship with Him each day?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!