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It would have been an abundant sign of God's concern and

It would have been an abundant sign of God's concern and

says, He is thy Lord, and worship thou him. Through frequent humble adoration, we learn obedience by doing obeisance.

2. To Demonstrate His Love and Compassion Towards Us It would have been an abundant sign of God's concern and goodness if He had simply said, "Let me hear from you whenever there is a need. Call upon me in times of trouble or want, and that will be sufficient." But God shows His fatherly affection by saying, "Let me hear from you every day, even if you have no pressing business." Just as a loving father asks his child, when sending them away, to write frequently, God delights in hearing from His children. As Proverbs 15:8 declares, The prayer of the upright is his delight. Christ says to His church, His "dove," Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely (Song of Solomon 2:14). At the close of that same Song, Christ speaks to His bride, the church, O thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it. How humbling it is that God is more willing to hear our prayers than we are to offer them.

b. We Have Something to Say to God

Every Day

Many people do not realise this, and it is both their sin and their loss. They live without God in the world, thinking they can get by without Him. Unaware of their dependence upon Him or their obligations to Him, they have nothing to say to Him. He never hears from them, just as the father in the parable heard nothing from his prodigal son while he was wandering far from home. Such people mockingly ask, What can the Almighty do for us? And from there, it is a short step

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