Pray Rightly

Mr Bill and I are nearing the end of a remodeling project, and we’ve often sought guidance and advice from experts in flooring, tiling, plumbing, etc.  Grateful, of course, for learning “opportunities,” we’ve mostly learned how much we do not know!  Have you ever thought about how casually we hear or say, “pray for me.” Yes, we are commanded to and rightly should pray for one another; truth is, however, God does not hear all prayers!  I suggestion this Biblical truth is widely ignored.: “Behold, the LORD’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.” (Isaiah 59:1-2, NASB). Did we get that – sin is the great separator between God and man!  Basically, when a Believer has unconfessed, unforgiven, unrepented sin, God gives no Audience to our prayers. See, personal confession of sin and a plea for forgiveness must be at the top of our prayer-list; then God hears from one who has a pure-clean heart; hence, He hears our prayers on behalf of ourselves and others.  There’s nothing flippant or casual about prayer to The Holy One: “the prayer of a righteous man has great power” (James 4:16).  Let us first be attentive to what hinders our prayers to The Father, and cautious to whom we say “pray for me.” What beauty and privilege are ours to go directly into the Holy Throne Room through the One Name of Jesus the Son, knowing confidently The Father hears and responds.  Be an expert in this area of prayer: pray rightly!