Prayer Is The Door To Everything

“Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy for our failures and find grace to help in good time for every need, the appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it.” (Hebrews 4:16 Amp.) A door is a most interesting invention. It is a swinging or sliding means of access, through a barrier (a wall, a fence, etc.), and can be closed or opened to obtain access to all that is on the other side. It is not only an access to all that is on the other side of the wall, but it a means of security. A door that is locked or barricaded cannot be opened without a key, or removal of the barricade. Prayer is the door to everything! To enter that door we must have the key and/or remove the barricade. The key is having a forgiven and cleansed heart (I Jn.1:9; Prov.15:29; Ps.66:18). The barricade may be doubt that God will hear us, that He can answer or that He cares. I assure you that if our hearts are pure before Him and desire His will, He will hear us. He does care more than we can imagine. And “He certainly is able to carry out His purpose and do super-abundantly , far above all that we dare ask or think (infinitely above our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams” (Eph.3:20 Amp.). Another barricade may be asking selfishly, wanting our own will. His will is perfect and always wants the best, and knows what is best. So, when we come to Him in prayer we must remove the barrier of self-will and yield our will to His will, knowing it will be the best for us. If we do all the above that Door to Everything good (the door to God’s heart) will open to us, we can run through and right into His arms of love! It helps me to know that when I come to the Heavenly Father in prayer that He invites me (us) to come “boldly to His throne of grace (unmerited favor) (Heb.4:16),” for help of any kind. God sees us as His little children and He wants us to come confidently to Him, and crawl up onto His lap, as a little child would his earthly father, and let Him wrap His arms of love around us as we pour out our confessions (I Jn.1:9), our praise & thanksgiving (Ps.100), our heartaches (I Peter 5:7), and our problems and questions (Prov.3:5-6). Then let Him just hold us as He comforts us with His Word. He will forgive all our sins and failures, answer our questions, and direct us in the way we should go – all through prayer and believing His Word (promises). What a mighty, magnanimous God and Father we serve – and He loves us with an everlasting love!