2 Chronicles 6:40 O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place.
‘In this place’. Did your mum ever look round your bedroom when you were young and remonstrate with you as she said, “Just look at this place!” Her meaning was very clear, she wanted it tidied up! Or maybe you look at your child’s room and say the same thing.😊
In Matthew 6: 6 Jesus said, But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Jesus says ‘your Father’ twice. He was reminding us of our close relationship with the One we’re praying to, our Abba. Isn’t that lovely? And we don’t often hear it mentioned that our Father actually rewards us when we pray. Maybe we’ll be encouraged to do it more when we remember that!😊
Our Father wants to bring a smile to our faces when we spend time with Him, He wants to reward us and I find that so reassuring. Our Father is on our side and there is no need for us to try to twist His arm to do something for us. His heart is to bless and encourage us, to provide and promote our interests. He wants to care for whatever we care about.
King Solomon made a magnificent temple for God such as had never been seen before or since and he prayed that God would listen to their prayers in ‘this place’ he had built. Now we, ourselves, are the temple of the living God and wherever we find ourselves it can be our place to draw aside with our Father but I know from experience it’s good to have a specific ‘this place’ where we can go and meet with the Lord.
So how about you? Is it a good moment to go and spend some time in your ‘this place’, close the door, and let your Father minister to your heart today? If so, remember He will reward you when you do. Amen.😊
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