In That Precious Place

March 20

Some ministers are great orators and their eloquence is never more lofty than when they lift great prayers to the Throne of God. Although we may be impressed with their powers as wordsmiths, the Lord Himself is not. It isn’t the majesty of our speech when we pray that moves the hand of God.

In fact, in Romans 8:26, Paul tells us that there will be times that we don’t know how to pray as we should, and at those times, the Holy Spirit will intercede for us and teach us to pray according to the Lord’s own heart. There is significant cause to believe, that the only prayers God can answer are those that are in accordance with His will.

No matter how compelling the formulation of our prayer, no matter how reasonable our prayer sounds in our own ears, no matter how altruistic it seems in our mind, God will not alter His perfect will in order to satisfy our quest for an answer unless the answer we seek will result in the accomplishment of His purposes. For that reason, Jesus said in Matthew 6:6, “When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father…

...He who sees in secret will reward you.” It is not great, swelling words that touch His heart, but prayers that are prayed when we are in touch with Him, in the secret place of His presence and His will, that bring results. Allow yourself the privilege, the joy of being found often in that precious place.