Pray to Intimately Trust Him

We pray to intimately trust Him. David prayed in Psalm 5:2-3, “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;” David’s “knowing” – this kind of trust – came from a deep intimate relationship with his Lord. Oh Lord, may we “know” You, and trust You, like David did. Trust is the heart of intimacy. God is intimate with those that trust Him. And… we trust those that we are intimate with. If a total stranger came up to you as you were getting out of your vehicle and asked if they could have it for a while… what would be your answer? But, if a family member, or close friend, asked you to borrower it for the day… you would hand them the keys without hesitation. Why? You know that person, you have relationship with them… therefore, you trust them. And, in like fashion, as we pray, we learn to intimately trust Him. Asaph, in Psalm 73:28, prayed out “But it is good for me to draw near [intimacy] to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God…” Where did his trust come from? We read the answer in v25, “Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon the earth that I desire besides You.” Oh Jesus, may we have this depth of trust David, Asaph, and others in the Bible had, by daily drawing near to You that we can say with Asaph, there is none I desire besides You. Again and again, we see in David’s life where trust follows intimacy, and… trust fosters intimacy. David affirmed in Psalm 9:10, “And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.” Could we ever slowly read this Scripture too many times? Bottom line: our trust, is the measure, the barometer… of our intimacy with Jesus. So, if we want to trust Him more, let’s spend more time drawing near to Him in prayer.