Prayer Part 2

 

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.  Above him stood the seraphim. . . . And one called to another and said:  "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!"  (Taken from Isaiah 6) 

As we study prayer for the second time in the women's Sunday school class, we are trying to focus on the Listener of our prayers. 

How quick we are to present Him with our grocery list of needs and the needs of others; there are times that we barely take time to look at Him.  And while presenting our needs is good and obedient, we need to understand that there is One who listens to our prayers.  He is the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: [He says] "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit".  

This God wants to hear us speak with Him, He wants us to know His presence.  This is not a God that is far off, but One who longs to fellowship with us. 

We can go to the grocery store with our lists.  But let's come into God's breathtaking presence with thanksgiving and praise, and fix our eyes on the One who cares about our needs. 

I would challenge you this week to spend some of your prayer time focusing on the Lover of your soul, seeking Him, fixing your eyes on Him, reading about His great deeds in history, loving Him in the Psalms.  In fact, try sometime to refrain from requests, and just savor His presence.  It's hard work, but so worth getting to know the One Who Listens.