God Hears Your Prayers
Some people think that if they were more “right” with God, then He would hear their prayers. For example, they sometimes believe that if they had not quarrelled with their wives or had those bad thoughts earlier in the day, then God would have answered their prayers. They always attribute unanswered prayers to something not done right or something done wrong.
God does not behave like that neither does He think like that. He wants you to know beyond any doubt that you can always come to His throne of grace with boldness and have every confidence that you will receive His mercy and grace (Hebrews 4:16). Jesus’ finished work on the cross of Calvary has already made you right with God. You don’t need to do anything to make yourself more right or less right with God.
In fact, by faith in Jesus, you have received the righteousness of God Himself (2 Corinthians 5:21)! And no matter how many mistakes you make in your walk with Christ, you will never lose that righteousness because in the first place, God gave it to you apart from your works (Romans 4:5–6). In other words, God did not impute righteousness to you because you were good, but because you believed in Jesus. So if you became righteous not by your works how then can your works make you unrighteous?
Because of what Jesus has done for you at the cross, all your sins—past, present and future—are forgiven. God will by no means ever remember your sins or count them against you (Hebrews 8:12, 10:17)! Believe me!
My beloved, because Jesus has been punished for your sins, today, God is not counting your sins against you. This means that your sins won’t stop Him from hearing and responding to your prayers. God hears your prayers so you can always run into His presence knowing that you can boldly stand in and enjoy His presence and His love. He won’t beat you or point your sins against you but He will love you and hold you so you feel loved.
When you know this truth, it is going to set you free in your relationship with God. You can talk to Him without fear or any sense of condemnation. You can practice His presence and trust that He always hears you. Should something happen at home or at work, you don’t always have to call for your church leaders—you pray and God hears you! Many receive no answers not because of what they have done wrong but because they have made their sins put them in the position of unbelief.
My beloved, you are righteous in Christ and God hears your prayers—all because of Jesus! Understand this and walk the Christian race with great confidence and fulfilment.
