Answer me when I call to You, O my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress,
Be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 4:1
This verse reveals the kind of person who will be answered by God in times of distress—it is one with an earnest desire for God’s help.
There are times in my life when I have been down and cried to my God to answer my prayers because I felt that they were not being answered and that I was left alone with no one to turn to. And this only brought discomfort and fear in me. All the faith had gone…all I could see was unanswered prayer and so it led me to focus on the issues and not where the solution can could come from. But the Holy Spirit communicated to me saying “You know what, Ann? Cast all your cares unto God and He will give you rest.” And it was at this time when my eyes opened and I remembered Jeremiah 33:3.
Call to Me and I will answer you,
and I will tell you great and mighty things,
which you do not know.
Prayer is a weapon for answered prayer especially when it comes from an earnest heart…and so earnestly He will answer us. Make a choice to engage into a different dimension of living. Engage in a prayerful gear and you will appreciate, too, what I appreciated.
O Lord, in the morning You hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before You and wait expectantly.
Psalm 5:3
In this verse, we see David committing himself to three actions
1. Confident that God will hear his voice, he persists in prayer
2. He will pray in the morning – if we orient our lives around God, morning prayers will be a natural thing to do
3. He will wait in expectation for answers to his prayer and throughout the day he will search for signs that God is at work in his life
I rise before dawn and cry for help I have put my hope in Your Word.
Psalm 119:147
The Word of God is not false it is a living thing that helps us to build trust in the Lord.
And then was a widow until she was eighty four.
She never left the temple but worshipped night and day, fasting and praying.
Luke 2:37
Therefore, my brethren, with the few Scriptures quoted in this devotion, I urge each one of you to be earnestly prayerful and regularly engaged in prayer. With faith, we will have answered prayers. All that we need is to ask God for help. Our prayers will be granted.
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Lord, I pray that You hear me when I pray as I come to You. I pray for Your mercy to hear me when I call, Lord. Supply to me according to Your riches in glory. Silver and gold is all Yours! Have mercy on me, Lord, and on my sisters in the Lord, too. We seek You and thank You that all things will be added to us, Lord. Glory and honor be unto You always. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
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Ann, you used the word “earnest” in your first sentence. That attitude radiates from each Scripture you shared. God doesn’t answer ‘lip service’, but He does answer prayers from an earnest heart. Thank you for reminding us to earnestly pray with confidence, to start our day off with prayer, and to be expectant.
Clella, prayer is not supposed to be an option it is supposed to be a priority. early in the morning engage prayer during the day engage prayer in the evening engage prayer. no lip services but praying earnestly. No wonder some of the prayers are not answered, we pray with so much options in mind. God should really help us.
I so agree! 🙂
thank you, ann, for your loving compelling us through this devotional! one can never be reminded too much, or too often, about the vital importance of prayer! i love where you wrote, “With faith, we will have answered prayers. All that we need is to ask God for help.” amen to that! <3