Today's Reading: 1 Kings 9

Limitless Access to God

At the beginning of Solomon's reign, the Lord had appeared unto him while he was in Gibeon, there offering sacrifices unto God. And the Lord basically said to Solomon, "Ask me whatever you want." Solomon went on to ask for the divine wisdom to govern God’s people.

Now the Lord appears to Solomon “a second time.” What a blessing it is to know that access to God is not restricted to a one-time event. We can come to Him a second, third, fourth or fifth time. Actually, we can access Him for a limitless number of times. Our access to Him is perpetual and boundless. There are no membership fees or monthly access charges.

One of the key themes of the Bible is that of access to God. That access is depicted in different ways through the various parts of the Christian story but it all leads to an understanding that we can have personal, relational, and unlimited access to God. One of the distinctives of the Christian faith is that we don’t have to do anything to have full access to God except to come to Him through His Son, Jesus – “For through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.” (Ephesians 2:18)

We don’t have to say any particular prayers, we don’t have to earn any particular merit, we don’t have to perform any particular rituals, we don’t have to give any particular gifts to gain access to the very throne of God Himself. We aren’t on a waiting list. We aren’t required to have any particular dress code. We aren’t limited in our access to God because of what we have done. No, we can go with confidence and approach God for His help in our time of need.

Always keep this in mind – God WANTS to hear from you. “For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.” (Psalm 34:15) You can approach Him anytime day or night as often as you wish. He will not be perturbed by, or indifferent to, your requests. So, have boldness! Approach God’s throne! Do it with confidence! Do it now! “Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)