Promise to Hear Our Prayers

Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, ‘I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people and  My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Now My eyes shall be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. 2 Chronicles 7:12-15 NASB

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Model of the Holy Temple - Israel

n this classic text God was speaking to Solomon. Solomon had just finished building the Temple as a home for God, consecrated it and spent a week of offering sacrifices to God to celebrate the goodness that God had shown to the people of Israel. It was incredible that when Solomon finished praying (see 2 Chronicles 6:12-42), God sent fire down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and sacrifices…and the glory of the Lord filled the Temple. There were so many animals sacrificed during the dedication that it took a whole week to offer up those 142,000 animals. Amazing. God heard Solomon’s prayer with the first sacrifice.  Likewise, He hears our prayers. Prayer is nothing other than talking to God. In this scripture passage we are shown the requirements for God’s blessing: humble ourselves,  pray, devotion as we seek God, and repentance. So we need to humbly repent and prayerfully seek God. He has promised to hear our prayers. We don’t have to offer blood sacrifices. God showed David that what He wants… The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou will not despise. Psalm 51:17.

Where is your heart? How is your prayer life with God? Are you trusting Him to hear and answer your prayers?

Prayer ~ Thank You, Lord, for Your promise to hear my prayers. I am humble before You…as I seek Your face and wait patiently for Your answers.

Daily Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 16-18  

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