My heart has heard You say, “Come and talk with Me.”
And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”
(Psalm 27:8)
And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”
(Psalm 27:8)
What a wonderful thing to consider, right? That the God of the universe wants to talk with me ... in a lot of ways, it just doesn’t make sense. I mean, who am I after all ... that He’d even want anything to do with me? What do I have to offer? What do I really have to say to the God who has created all, who sees all, who knows all, and who rules and reigns over it all? And yet, I hear Him all the time saying to my heart, “Come and talk with Me.”
When was the last time you had a good talk with Jesus? I’m not talking about what you did while the preacher prayed for you last Sunday, or the nice formal and eloquent prayer you last prayed over dinner, or even the long lists of requests you last went through ... I’m asking you when was the last time you really talked to Him – friend to Friend. Better yet, when was the last time you let Him talk back? How long has it been since you told God all about your sins ... and let Him in turn tell you all about His grace that’s still amazing and great? How long since you told Him about your weaknesses and your struggles, about all the things you can’t do ... and let Him remind you that in Him, you’d be made strong and able to do even all things? How long has it been since you cried out to Him about how out-of-control everything in your life seems to be ... and heard Him tell you that He’s the sovereign God who knows everything and controls everything? How long since you told Him about all your hurts and all your needs ... and let Him reveal to you that He’s your healer and your provider. When was the last time you confessed to Him your feelings of insignificance ... and let Him inform you again of the eternal plans and purpose He’s had for you since before even the world began? How long has it been since you heard Him say to your heart, “Come and talk with Me” ... and you responded, “Lord, I’m coming”?
It’s an amazing thing that God can do in us and through us when we respond to His invitation to spend time talking to Him in prayer. The Bible is full of blessings and promises that can change our lives, invigorate our families, empower our churches, transform our communities, and even impact the entire world! And God, He wants to give us all that, He wants to do all that for us – it’s ours for the having ... if only we’ll ask Him in prayer!
And so today, I say to the Lord, “I am coming!” How about it – are you with me?
When was the last time you had a good talk with Jesus? I’m not talking about what you did while the preacher prayed for you last Sunday, or the nice formal and eloquent prayer you last prayed over dinner, or even the long lists of requests you last went through ... I’m asking you when was the last time you really talked to Him – friend to Friend. Better yet, when was the last time you let Him talk back? How long has it been since you told God all about your sins ... and let Him in turn tell you all about His grace that’s still amazing and great? How long since you told Him about your weaknesses and your struggles, about all the things you can’t do ... and let Him remind you that in Him, you’d be made strong and able to do even all things? How long has it been since you cried out to Him about how out-of-control everything in your life seems to be ... and heard Him tell you that He’s the sovereign God who knows everything and controls everything? How long since you told Him about all your hurts and all your needs ... and let Him reveal to you that He’s your healer and your provider. When was the last time you confessed to Him your feelings of insignificance ... and let Him inform you again of the eternal plans and purpose He’s had for you since before even the world began? How long has it been since you heard Him say to your heart, “Come and talk with Me” ... and you responded, “Lord, I’m coming”?
It’s an amazing thing that God can do in us and through us when we respond to His invitation to spend time talking to Him in prayer. The Bible is full of blessings and promises that can change our lives, invigorate our families, empower our churches, transform our communities, and even impact the entire world! And God, He wants to give us all that, He wants to do all that for us – it’s ours for the having ... if only we’ll ask Him in prayer!
And so today, I say to the Lord, “I am coming!” How about it – are you with me?
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