Is there one prayer that God hopes to hear from you more than others? What is the best thing you can pray for?
Consider these prayers. Eleven times in Ps. 119, David prayed,
“Teach me your statutes…Teach me the way of your statutes…Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes… Teach me your ordinances…And teach me your statutes….”
Similarly, when God told Solomon to ask for whatever he wanted, Solomon prayed for wisdom:
“God, you have blessed me… but I am so young, …so give your servant a wise and discerning heart to distinguish between right and wrong.” 1 Kings 3:7-9.
God loved Solomon’s prayer and promised to make him the wisest man who would ever live. (If God liked his prayer that much, we should pray it too!)
Moses prayed a similar prayer. This man was 80 years old. He was the best-educated man in the nation of Israel; Moses was highly regarded, even feared. We call celebrities “rock stars,” but Moses was bigger than any rock star. Only Jesus worked more amazing miracles than Moses. And the Bible says “The Lord spoke with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend.” Exodus 33:11. Moses had just spent 40 days on the mountain with God learning God’s laws for Israel. God had let Moses see His throne, and later He revealed His glory. Moses knew so many of the “secrets of God.”
Yet what did Moses pray for?
“Please teach me Your ways, and I will know You and find favor in Your sight.” Exodus 33:13.
Are we as great as Moses? If not, we should pray what he prayed, and what David and Solomon prayed.
Dear God, give us Your wisdom. Teach us Your ways. Help us to read and study Your word so we can learn. Give us Godly wisdom for decisions we face every day. Teach us Your statutes. Give us wise and discerning hearts. Teach us Your ways so we can find favor in Your sight. Help us to love Your word!
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