Sunday’s Supplications (3)
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6I am weary with my groaning;
All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
9…the Lord has heard the voice
of my weeping.
The Lord has heard my
supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.
(Psalm 6:6, 9 NKJV)
In the above quote, we read of David’s distress about his circumstances. What I love about this man is his total honesty. He does not say that he shed a few tears. He uses language that reveals his utter desolation and sense of hopelessness. His relationship with God is such that he feels able to be totally transparent and vulnerable.
Despite David’s despair, at some point during his communication with God, he receives an assurance that the Lord has heard his tears, heard his supplication and received his prayer.
Dear reader, let me ask you a question – do you have such a relationship with God that when you pray, you are confident he has heard you?
It is obvious from the Psalms that David’s relationship with God was of utmost importance to him. No wonder God declared: ‘…I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart…’ (Acts 13:22 NKJV)
Fast forward through the pages of scripture and we meet another man, who is often referred to as the one whom Jesus loved (see John 13:23; 19:26; 20:2; 21:7, 20). This same disciple wrote:
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
(1 John 5:14-15 NKJV)
What is the thing that these two men of God from completely different eras share? It is their supreme confidence that God hears their prayers. And that confidence comes from maintaining a close relationship with the Lord.
And so let me ask another question:
How confident are you that God hears your prayers?
Women of Warfare readers, let me assure you today that we serve a God who hears and answers prayers.
This Week’s Prayer Focus:
Let us pray for ourselves and for one another that we will have a strong relationship with God, which leads to a heartfelt assurance that he hears our prayers.
PS: Don’t forget to put on your spiritual armour before entering the battlefield of prayer!
Father God,
I want to thank you for making me worthy to come into your holy presence. I want to thank you for granting me the privilege of entering into your throne room. I want to thank you for the precious blood of your Son, Jesus, which enables me to fellowship with you without fear or condemnation.
Lord God, you began this relationship when you bestowed your unconditional love upon me, when you accepted me into your family. I want to love you with all of my heart, soul and mind – the way you deserve and the way you command. I ask that you stir up within me an ever increasing desire to know you, to fellowship with you, to please and obey you.
Father God, I commit into your hands my brothers and sisters in Christ represented among the followers of, and visitors to this blog. I ask that during the days, weeks and months ahead you draw them into a closer relationship with you. And, as they draw near to you, I thank you for your promise that you will draw even nearer to them. I ask that this closeness will grant them complete confidence that you hear their prayers, that you are concerned about their welfare, that you are able to cause all things that occur in their lives to work together for their good, their benefit and their blessing.
Thank you for hearing my prayer and granting this request, which I ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.
© Carol Hind
Dear reader, God awaits you in his throne-room – will you keep that appointment, or will you be a “no show”?
Have a blessed week!
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