PROMISE #255 - SEPTEMBER 12
Promise #255:
Before you even call out to Me, I will answer you.
Isaiah 65:24 (WEB)
It will happen that, before they call, I will answer;
and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Have you ever felt God seemed a million miles away when you prayed? We all have struggled with the feeling that our prayers were bouncing off the ceiling at one time or another. I am not sure why we sometimes struggle with these feelings of being distant from God when we pray. Whatever the reason, it is at these times when we can exercise our faith and demonstrate that we believe in God despite our perceptions (Hebrews 11:6).
Even though we go through seasons of feeling isolated and distant, the truth is that God is not distant when we pray. God is closer to us than we could possibly imagine, and today's promise from Isaiah 65:24 encourages us that He will answer us even before we pray! In Matthew 6:8, Jesus affirms this promise by telling His disciples that their heavenly Father knows what they need before they even ask!
My prayer for each of us today is that faith will rise in our hearts when we pray to our heavenly Father because we know He is fully engaged with us and ready to answer even before we call out to Him!
Before you even call out to Me, I will answer you.
Isaiah 65:24 (WEB)
It will happen that, before they call, I will answer;
and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Have you ever felt God seemed a million miles away when you prayed? We all have struggled with the feeling that our prayers were bouncing off the ceiling at one time or another. I am not sure why we sometimes struggle with these feelings of being distant from God when we pray. Whatever the reason, it is at these times when we can exercise our faith and demonstrate that we believe in God despite our perceptions (Hebrews 11:6).
Even though we go through seasons of feeling isolated and distant, the truth is that God is not distant when we pray. God is closer to us than we could possibly imagine, and today's promise from Isaiah 65:24 encourages us that He will answer us even before we pray! In Matthew 6:8, Jesus affirms this promise by telling His disciples that their heavenly Father knows what they need before they even ask!
My prayer for each of us today is that faith will rise in our hearts when we pray to our heavenly Father because we know He is fully engaged with us and ready to answer even before we call out to Him!