Pray With Boldness

We are far too timid when it comes to prayer. Let me encourage you to pray with more boldness: worship extravagantly, ask big, do not hold back on those desires welling up within you.

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace.”

Hebrews 4:16

Here are some reasons to pray with boldness.

• The One to whom you pray is seated on a throne of grace. It is not a throne of judgement. It is a throne where undeserved blessings are lavishly distributed. The only thing that can possibly come between you and Him is sin and that was thoroughly dealt with on the cross.

• You have, in the Lord Jesus, a sympathetic High Priest who intercedes with the Father on your behalf.

“For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathise with our weaknesses.”

Hebrews 4:15

“He always lives to make intercession for them.”

Hebrews 7:24 – 25

“We have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.”

Ephesians 3:8 – 12

• The One to whom you pray is a powerful king.

“I do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know… what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church.”

Ephesians 1:15 – 22

• The One to whom you pray is a wealthy king: there is no limit to His wealth.

• The One to whom you pray is a loving king: He gave His Son for you.

“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”

Romans 8:32

• The One to whom you pray is a good king

"The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth."

Exodus 34:6

• Your need is great and great need calls for great boldness in asking. Has God not said:

“I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.”

Psalm 81:10

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Matthew 7:7

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”

Philippians 4:6

• You are assured of success when you pray:

So pray with confidence, not in fear or cowering. Pray assured of a good reception from God. Do not insult God with feeble worship or with requests that rarely go beyond asking apologetically for small and trifling things.

Come, my soul, thy suit pre­pare,

Jesus loves to ans­wer pray­er;

He Him­self has bid thee pray,

Therefore will not say thee nay.

Thou art com­ing to a king,

Large pe­ti­tions with thee bring;

For His grace and pow­er are such,

None can ev­er ask too much.

John Newton