Morning Devotional October 23, 2022

 

1 John 5:14-15

“14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”

As God's children we often pray according to what we want and not according to God's will. This is why so often our prayers seemingly go unanswered. But just because we think God does not answer does not mean we did not get an answer. If our prayers are not according to His will the answer may be “NO”. Since “NO” is not the answer we want, we usually assume that God has not given an answer yet. “Maybe we need to be patient and wait for God's answer?”

How foolish we must look to our Heavenly Father in such cases.

When we come before our Heavenly Father with our petitions we must come with a confidence that we believe He will give us an answer and that the petitions we bring are according to His will. How do we know our petitions are according to His will? Just like everything else we do in this life. We must rely on the Holy Spirit that dwells within us to give us guidance in what we ask. We must put aside our earthly desires and wants and listen to the Holy Spirit for what we need and what our Heavenly Father's will is for us.

Yes, there will be times we know not what to ask. There will be times we don't know the words to say. But God knows our hearts and our thoughts. Remember He is Sovereign. He knows what's best for us and only He knows His plans for us.

Praise ye the Lord!!!