The book is inspiring and perhaps a bit challenging
realizing how most of us have not really realized the tremendous opportunity
God offers us to have a much deeper relationship with Him through prayer.
In the preface, Melody tells this story about Alexander the
Great.
Besides being a great conqueror, Alexander was also a
compassionate ruler. Every year he set aside one day that he called
“compassionate day.”
As the story goes, on this special
day of the year, he randomly selected people across his kingdom whom he allowed
to come and make special requests. They could ask for whatever they wanted or
needed. And he would grant their requests.
Most people asked for food, clothes, money for medicine, and so on.
However one year, there was a man who dared
to ask for more! Speaking through the king’s spokesman, this man shared his
request.
“Can you please tell the king that
I want a large palace? And I want…” But before he could continue, the king’s
spokesman interrupted him with irritation. “What impertinence! Don’t you see
all these people asking for food and medicine? How dare you to think that you
can ask the king for a palace.”
But the man continued earnestly, “I
want the palace to include a large banquet hall where I can host a celebration,
because I have lots of friends. And I want the palace to be well furnished, and
I want a special meal prepared.” But the spokesman stopped him again, as he was
getting even more angry.
“I will not ask the king for this! This is the most outrageous thing I have
ever heard!”
At this point, King Alexander saw
the commotion, “What does the man desire?” he inquired of the spokesman.
The story continues. The spokesman reluctantly told the king
what the man was requesting and King Alexander turned toward the petitioner and
enthusiastically said “Request granted!”
Then the king explained THIS MAN is the first man that has
made me really feel like a king for he is the first one to ask for something
that only I can grant.
Melody uses this to illustrate how that God wants us to ask
for things that only He can provide.
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