If you have business with a great person, you might be
voice when you have so many reasons to speak to Him?
1. Do not let distance stop you from saying it. If you need to speak with a friend who is far away, you may not be able to reach them, you may not know where to find them, or you may not be able to get a letter to them, and so your business with them remains undone. But this is not the case with God. Though it is true that God is in heaven and we are on earth, He is near to His praying people in all that they call upon Him for. He hears their voice wherever they are. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, says David (Psalm 130:1). From the ends of the earth will I cry unto thee (Psalm 61:2). Even Jonah said, Out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice (Jonah 2:2). In every place, there is a way open heavenward, thanks to Him who, by His own blood, has consecrated for us a new and living way into the holiest, establishing a connection between heaven and earth.
2. Do not let fear stop you from saying it. If you have business with a great person, you might be discouraged because they are far above you, or because they are stern and severe towards their inferiors. You might be afraid to speak to them, especially if you have no one to introduce you or to plead your cause. In such cases, you may give up altogether. But you should not feel this way when speaking to God. You may come boldly to the throne of grace, with liberty to pour out your whole soul before Him. His compassion for humble supplicants is so great that even His majesty need not make you afraid. God does not want you to frighten yourselves; rather, He wants you to encourage yourselves. You have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but the Spirit of adoption (Romans 8:15). By this Spirit, you are brought into the glorious liberty of