Today’s Reading: 1 Kings 9
At
the beginning of Solomon's reign, the Lord had appeared unto him while he was
in Gibeon 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)
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