Meditations

 A right heart is a PRAYING heart. It has within it “the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry, Abba Father” (Rom. 8:15). Its daily feeling is, “Your face, Lord, will I seek” (Psalm 27:8). It is drawn by an habitual inclination to speak to God about spiritual things—weakly, feebly, and imperfectly perhaps—but speak it must. It finds it necessary to pour out itself before God, as before a friend, and to spread before Him all its needs and desires. It tells Him all its secrets. It keeps back nothing from Him. You might as well try to persuade a person to live without breathing, as to persuade the possessor of a right heart to live without praying.

Scripture

Romans 8

¹⁵ For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” -njkv

¹⁵ For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. -kjv

¹⁵ For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” -nasb

¹⁵ The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”  -niv

Psalm 27

⁸ When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” -nkjv

⁸ When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. -kjv

⁸ When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “I shall seek Your face, Lord.” -nasb

⁸ My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. -niv

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