What does it mean to come boldly into God's presence and petition Him to meet us in our hour of need?
God is unlike those who we may know in our lives that when we desperately ask for something it comes with a shrug or sigh as if to say, "Here we go again!" Or their response is conditioned on something we must do or perform. Other times their answer is half hearted and incomplete, leaving us unsatisfied and even ashamed of asking for help.
I John 3:21-24 tells us that if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God. Confidence that we can receive anything we ask of God, because we obey his commands and do what pleases Him.
When I obeyed God's word, a number of selfish petitions are eliminated. But for those petitions that I truly need to see the Lord come through, I'm confident He will respond because He delights in a life submitted to His word. A heart cultivated by obedience, which is better than sacrifice, is confident in petitioning Him.
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