Who Asks a King for a Penny?

   I am a lover of quotes. I love this one by Vernon Linwood Howard. Makes you think, doesn't it? I used to have it on a sticky note on my computer and I remember one day someone asking me "What does THAT mean?" Before I got into my answer, she told me "never mind" and walked off. My guess is, she figured it out but, it still makes you think, doesn't it? If you ever have the opportunity to get into the presence of an earthly King(IF you make it through background checks, guards and surveillance equipment that offers no privacy whatsoever of your conversation), you would not ask him for anything as small as a penny. He is the KING for goodness sakes! It's time then to ask for your hearts desires.  We have a Heavenly Father and He is the KING OF KINGS.  There is NO ONE above Him and thank goodness He does not require a background check or security in order for us to get to Him and our conversation is private. He is just a heart call away. We can approach Him. But, sometimes, we approach Him heavy with guilt of sin and shame. When we sin, all of a sudden, we forget about His grace and His mercy. We even forget about how much He loves us and how MUCH of a forgiving God He is! We come to Him just hoping He will even be gracious enough to give us a penny! But, He is our Father, our King, Our God..the Bible tells us we can come BOLDLY to the throne of Grace (Hebrews 4:16) and get what we need. We should let go of the "penny" mentality and remember who we are in Him and that He loves us regardless. We can come to him for repentance, strength, restoration and the list goes on. When we really get a revelation of this...a penny wouldn't even cross our minds because we will remember that we are approaching a King who holds it ALL!