A Prayer to Want God’s Phrase – Your Each day Prayer – July 29

A Prayer to Want Extra of God’s Phrase
By Ashley Moore 

“How candy are your phrases to my style, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” – Psalm 119:103, ESV

Can I confess one thing to you? As a brand new believer from a totally unchurched household, I might get bored studying the Bible and go to sleep. In my protection, my first Bible was a KJV, and no shade if that’s your favourite translation, however as somebody new to the religion, I struggled to observe alongside. Every thing I learn was so very international. 

I bear in mind being prompted by what I do know now was the Holy Spirit to start studying the Bible for myself. However I simply needed to give up; I simply misplaced focus in these early days, and I discovered the Bible so exhausting to grasp. I bought so convicted after I would hear passages like Psalm 119 taught, the place God’s individuals talked about loving His Phrase as a lot as they cherished tasty meals! I couldn’t relate, and it baffled and additional annoyed me that I didn’t share the identical sentiment! 

Have you ever ever been there? Does studying God’s Phrase intimidate you? Do you lean on others to evangelise and educate the Phrase to you moderately than dig in to find the reality for your self? Or do you largely depart your Bible unopened on the bookshelf or tucked away in a drawer someplace? 

I get it! I’ve struggled with or succumbed to every of the conditions above too! However then, I did one thing actually easy. In my conviction, confusion, and frustration, I turned to God for assist. I requested Him if He would enhance my want to learn His Phrase. 

It wasn’t immediate, however over time I’ve developed a deep love and keenness for Scripture. To which I credit score God for altering my coronary heart and thoughts in regards to the Bible. And I slowly discovered that studying my Bible was much less about my full understanding of each passage and extra about assembly with God and discovering extra about who He’s and what He’s like! And that has modified every part. 

Can I encourage you to hope the identical easy prayer? 

Let’s pray:

Pricey Lord, 
Thanks for giving us the Phrase. Thank You that Scripture is alive and energetic and that it cuts by means of us and adjustments us from the within out (Hebrews 4:12). Lord, you understand how a lot resistance we face as we attempt to obey You and abide in You by studying Your Phrase. It looks as if every part is stacked towards us. We’ve got an enemy that wishes to destroy our relationship with you and distract us with temptation and lies (John 10:10). And we’ve our sinful nature that resists what is sweet and longs for issues that aren’t good for us like Paul describes in Romans 7:15. Lord, forgive us once we are so simply led astray. 

Thanks for not leaving us annoyed and confused. Moderately Your Phrase teaches us that if any of us lacks knowledge, we will ask You and You’ll give it to us generously (James 1:5). And thank You that Your Phrase additionally teaches us that inside its pages is the facility to resume our minds and alter the methods we predict and even our needs (Romans 12:2). However, Lord we wouldn’t know any of that if it wasn’t to your Phrase. 

So, Lord, all of us pray this quite simple request, figuring out that it glorifies you, God. Would you modify our needs? Would you assist us to want your Phrase greater than any fleeting earthly temptation? Would you shield our hearts and renew our minds as we dive into the Scripture? Would you assist us to focus and provides us knowledge as we learn? 

Would you assist us to get inventive as we learn and discover methods to make our time finding out pleasing? Perhaps draw us to a gaggle of mates to learn the Phrase with so we don’t should learn it alone. Lord, most of all, give us the endurance to maintain studying even once we don’t fairly perceive, trusting that as we fill ourselves, You promise that Your Phrase won’t ever return void (Isaiah 55:11). We pray all these items in Jesus’ title, amen.

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