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This expresses adoration,
appreciation of Divine goodness and greatness, and a corresponding
reverence. In addressing our petition to the Lord our first thought
is to be, not a selfish one respecting ourselves, nor a thought
respecting the interests of others precious to us, but God is to be
first in all our thoughts and aims and calculations. We are to pray
for nothing that would not be in accord with the honor of our
Heavenly Father’s name; we are to wish for nothing for ourselves, or
for our dear ones, that He would not fully approve and commission us
to pray for. Perhaps no quality of heart is in greater danger of
being blotted out among professing Christians than this thought of
reverence for God. |
