We are to DAY #3, of our “Loving to Talk to God” Bible Memory Challenge. If you are just starting and need the Memory Verse list, find it here.
I’m so glad I am able to do this with you all again.
Prayer & Access
I am sharing thoughts each day of what prayer is or what prayer does, today’s thought is, Prayer is always available. As Christians, we can pray anytime and anywhere, and God is going to be there for us. We have access to the Lord.
DAY #3 MEMORY VERSE
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. Psalm 145:18
Prayer is always available.
I really could have used a few other verses to memorize using this thought, but I decided since this one comes from a Psalm credited to David that is a Psalm of Praise, I thought I’d go with memorizing this verse. It’s right in the middle of a bunch of things we can tell the Lord and praise Him for when we talk to Him.
We all should have a part of our prayer life that concentrates on praise. That’s what is being done in our memory verse. David is praising God that God is near and will listen.
Here are some other things we can take from this passage and use in the praise part our prayer life as we talk to God.
- Lord, I will praise your name. (Psalm 145:2)
- Lord, you are great. ( Psalm 145:3)
- Lord, you have done mighty acts. (Psalm 145:4)
- Lord, you do wondrous works. (Psalm 145:5)
- Lord, you are righteous. (Psalm 145:7)
- Lord, you are gracious. (Psalm 145:8)
- Lord, you are compassionate. (Psalm 145:8)
- Lord, you are slow to anger. (Psalm 145:8)
- Lord, you are merciful. (Psalm 145:8)
- Lord, you are so good. (Psalm 145:9)
These are just some things to praise God for that I grabbed from verses 1 through 9 of Psalm 145. There are more all throughout the chapter.
One thing that I think sums up this verse is easy access to God. God’s always available. And David is praising God in this verse for that.
I like things that are available and have easy access. Don’t you?
I don’t like online shopping where you go to put something in your cart and it isn’t in the size you want or is totally out of stock. I don’t like it when you see something online and they say it’s “free to download”, but yet you have to stop and sign up on a mailing list in order to give you access to it. In the first place, that’s not free. They want you to be subjected to emails and advertising. They want something from you. Giving up something is never free, even if it is just an email address.
Frankly, just give me easy access. Don’t make me run through hoops for something.
I’m so glad prayer is easy access. By having a personal relationship with Jesus, I know that I can contact the Lord anytime and anywhere. As a child of God, I can run to Him anytime I want.
Look what it says in Ephesians.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
And the last part of our memory verse today from Psalm 145, mentions to call upon God in “truth”. Our prayers have to be done in sincerity, so that too is something we need to think about as we talk to God.
As I was mulling over this thought that prayer is always available, I got to thinking about those who don’t know Christ as Savior. They don’t have that daily one on one communication with God. Frankly, I couldn’t live without knowing prayer was available for me. How sad it would be not to have a daily prayer life. I rely on it so much. It gives me strength. It alleviates my worries. Talking to God on a daily basis helps me so much in so many ways.
Easy access to the Lord in prayer excites me. I hope just this thought will encourage all of us in our quest of Loving to Talk to God.
Your turn. Do you have a perspective on today’s memory verse? What’s a time you were extremely thankful to have easy access to God in prayer? I love hearing from you!
EXTRA CHALLENGE: Read Psalm 145 and pick three things to praise God for during your prayers today.
Have a lovely day,
Julia
2022 Bible Memory Challenge
- 2022 Memory Verse List
- DAY #1 Prayer & Priorities
- DAY #2 Prayer & Faith
- DAY #3 Prayer & Access (You are Here!)
- DAY #4 Prayer & Temptation
- DAY #5 Prayer & Boldness
- DAY #6 Prayer & Dedication
- DAY #7 Prayer & Conversation
- DAY #8 Prayer & Power
- DAY #9 Prayer & Relief
- DAY #10 Prayer & Intimacy
- DAY #11 Prayer & Possibilities
- DAY #12 Prayer & Agreement
- DAY #13 Prayer & Contentment
- DAY #14 Prayer & Connection
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