Open Wide

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Hello, my friend… so glad you're with me today. This is By God's Call — day 185, Open Wide.

"I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it." Psalm 81:10.

Notice the order of things in this verse. God doesn't start by asking. He starts by introducing Himself: I am the LORD your God. And He doesn't stop there — He continues: who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Before any request, comes identity. Comes the memory of what He has already done.

That isn't just a historical detail tossed in for color. It's the foundation for everything that follows. Because the promise God is about to make only makes sense resting on who He has already proven Himself to be. If He already brought a whole people out of slavery in Egypt — an impossible rescue, humanly speaking — then He can be trusted with whatever you need right now. His history with you is the guarantee of His promise to you.

And then comes the invitation: open your mouth wide. That might sound like a bare command, but it isn't. It's an invitation already loaded with promise. Because the second half comes attached: and I will fill it. God isn't asking for an empty gesture, a mouth opened into thin air. He is already promising to fill whatever gets opened.

And look at the word He chooses: it doesn't say "open it a crack." It says open it wide — without fear, without calculating how much can fit. The size of our expectation tends to become the size of what we receive. If we come to God with small, cautious requests, shrunk down out of fear of asking for too much, we unintentionally limit the very invitation He extended. God is not asking for modesty in prayer. He is asking for width.

But notice the context of this verse too. It comes in the middle of a psalm of lament — God grieving because the people would not listen to Him, were stubborn, followed their own counsel instead. And even there, in the middle of that sorrow, the promise still stands: open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. That means God's promise does not depend on our being perfect. It remains valid even when we've been slow, stubborn, distracted. He still wants to fill your open mouth.

So today, my friend, before you pray about any need you have — big or small — say this verse out loud. And then, make one request. A specific request. A big request, without shrinking it out of fear of asking too much. Open your mouth for real. God has already promised to fill it.

Stay close to God. Pray — then act. I'll see you tomorrow, my friend.