Access To God

Hebrews 4:16

      “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

      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 can instantaneously get a list of options to guide your search.  Need to contact a friend?  Just send a text, email, or Facebook post.  But technology can also be frustrating at times.  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.  The other day I needed to access some information in one of my accounts and was asked a list of security questions.  Now, I couldn’t remember any of the answers.  My wife, Janie, she is always fussing at me because when I get blocked out of my account, I’ll just change the password.  That’s not really a problem until I can’t remember what I changed it to.

      All of this makes me delighted 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 in

1 John 5:13-15, “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:  And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”

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