Malachi 4:6
April 11, 2024
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING – 11 APRIL
April 11, 2024
THE 11th OF APRIL
IF WE REMAIN IN JESUS AND HIS WORD REMAINS IN US, WE WILL RECEIVE WHAT WE ARE PRAYING FOR
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” – John 15:7
The fulfillment of the promise that God will hear our prayers is conditional in that, we must be in union with Jesus and the Word of God. The more we are transformed by the Word, the more we pray and the more we will receive what we are asking for.
It is not easy to have faith that the Lord has heard our prayers when it takes a while to receive an answer. When the answer is not instant, we become vulnerable to the enemy, who misses no opportunity to try to lie to us. The enemy tries to trick us into believing that we have an unconfessed sin and that the Lord is punishing us by not answering our prayers or that for whatever reason, we do not deserve for the Lord to love and help us anymore, etc.
The truth is that in the physical world, sometimes it seems that the Lord is not answering our prayers, but in the spiritual world He is continuously working for our good. And even if, for different reasons, depending on the situation, it takes a while until we see the answer, we can be confident that for everything we ask according to the Word of God, living purely for Him, we will receive the best answer.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
My Lord, please help me to study Your Word more and meditate on it so that it may change my way of thinking. I want to have Your system of values and to desire just what You know is good for me. Dear Lord, please help me never lose my confidence that You hear my prayers and I will receive Your answer. Thank You, Lord, that You love me and are working right now for me, and what seems to be a disaster, You will turn into something good for me, in the long run. Glory and honor to Your holy Name! Amen
Source: thetruthstandsforever
