Few of us enjoy going to a
dentist. The first words we usually hear are, "Open your
mouth wide, please." Most of us from our previous
experiences with dentists would rather keep our mouths shut.
When the Psalms
were written there were different ways to show favors to
individuals. For example, if a king wanted to extend a favor to a
guest he would sometimes say, "Open your mouth wide,"
and then fill it with gems or sweets.
Our King said to
us in Psalm 81, "Open wide your mouth and I will fill
it!" What an unusual statement. Yet, when we think of it,
our King's love is limitless and His might is measureless and His
knowledge of our needs is ever on His mind!
What an
encouragement to pray. When we pray we open our mouths and
express our needs and desires to God. If, when we pray, we are
earnest and expect God to hear us and if we have been obedient to
His teachings and if in our prayers we are asking Him to bless
our requests in a way that will honor Him, surely He will respond
to our requests.
God is able and
anxious to meet our every need. If we have a loved one who has
not accepted His grace, or if we have a need for food on our
tables, or if we have a spouse or parent or child who is
suffering with a disease that some say is incurable - are all
gifts He is willing to grant us. We most never forget that God is
able and anxious to hear us and help us if we "open our
mouths wide in prayer."
Prayer: Give us faith, Heavenly Father, to accept Your Word as "truth we can believe in" whenever we pray. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Prayer: Give us faith, Heavenly Father, to accept Your Word as "truth we can believe in" whenever we pray. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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