Good morning, Lord Jesus. I'm seeking Your face and listening for Your voice, as I press in to the place of intimacy in prayer.
"And He said, 'Let Me go, for the day breaks.' But (Jacob) said, 'I will not let You go, unless You bless me!' So He said to him, 'What is your name?' He said, 'Jacob.' And He said, 'Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.' Then Jacob asked, saying, 'Tell me Your name, I pray.' And He said, 'Why is it that you ask about My name?' And He blessed him there. So Jacob called that name of that place Peniel: 'For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved' " (Genesis 32:26-30).
As the dawn of this new day breaks, with the same desperation and humility I encountered last night I want to take hold of you God with my heart in prayer and not let go. I want to press in deep. I want to position myself to trust in Your promises and embrace Your blessings. And from the very depths of my spirit, I want to see Your face and hear Your voice.
I want to pray not out of a place of routine but out of a raw longing and desperation for God as if my life depended on it, because it does. I want my prayers to flow out of a heart like that of the tax collector Jesus spoke of in Luke, “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18:13-14)
Jesus also said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt. 5:3)
Like Jacob in the passage above, would not let go until God blessed them. I am pressing into God, I am pressing into God into God, I am pressing into God, until God’s presence shows up in the place that I sit, thick with the Holy Spirit and I share an amazing encounter with God.
God, you never let me go. Holy Spirit please keep me desperately clinging to God and never let go. Even as I ask for Your blessing, I know I already have it by the grace of God. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (Ephesians 1:3). Give me grace to live into that truth today. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
My family, I pray you will not just read this post or pray this morning out of a morning routine, but out of a heart desperate for God.. I pray you will spend time in complete rawness before God and experience the intimacy of God as you seek His face and press into Him in prayer until he blesses you and you never let Him go. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friends!
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