Today’s Key Scripture 

“Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart!”

— Psalm 119:2

 

Prayer has the power to fill our heart with God’s Word.

The psalmist wrote:

Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth. Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.” (Psalm 119:11-13, 18)

Only prayer will cause your eyes to be opened. Only then can you cry out:

Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide. Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws. I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments. (Psalm 119:97-100, NLT)

Through prayer, love is born for the Word of God. Divine love for the Word of God is the result of persevering prayer.

Guard against anything that would keep you from God’s presence, for nothing else is more important than spending time with Him. Take time to get alone with God in prayer, to meditate on His Word, to adore and love Him, to be quiet and listen.

 

A Prayer for Today

Father, I long for You. I desire to have my life filled with Your Word. I seek to meditate on Your Word throughout the day. I treasure Your Word, and I ask for a fresh revelation of Your Word every day as I spend time studying your statutes. Open my eyes. Fill my heart with Your wisdom and insight. Most of all, I ask You to fill me with Your love and Your peace that passes all understanding. I pray all this in the name that is above all names, Jesus, amen.

 

*All Scripture references are KJV unless otherwise noted.