Access to God

Technology is a blessing in so many ways. Need a bit of information about a health problem? All you have to do is access the Internet where you instantaneously get a list of options to guide your search. Need to contact a friend? Just send a text, email, or Facebook post. Technology can also be frustrating. Ever needed to access bank information but needed to get pass that list of security questions? Unable to recall the exact answers, you were blocked from you own account. Think of the times when an important conversation is cut off because of a dead cellphone battery, with no way to reconnect until you find a plug to recharge it.

All of this makes me happy with the reality that when I need to access God in prayer, there are no security questions and no batteries required. I love the assurance that John gives when he says, “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1John 5:14).

God is always accessible, for He never slumber nor sleeps! (Ps. 121:4). And thanks to His love for us, He is waiting and ready to listen.

Lord, thank you for desiring communication with me and for the reassurance that You are indeed listening and ready to help in time of need. Teach us to come to You with confidence in Your attentive love for us.

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace; that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”—Hebrews 4:16