PREACHER’S CORNER
GOD’S PROMISE to HEAR &
ANSWER By Bishop Clifton Jones
Psalms 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
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t is to the advantage of every believer to know that the Lord has promised to hear and to answer. God instituted prayer to make it possible for His believing children to reach and to maintain contact with Him.
The fact that God has promised to hear and to answer, that should inflame and motivate us to keep calling upon Him, knowing He is listening to the cry of His children. Prayer and praying are far more than begging the Lord for blessings; it is to keep us in touch with and He with us. It is that constant contact that develops an on-going relationship that prepares us for our future with Him. Every time the Lord answers a prayer, it aids us to focus the more on the next level. Answered prayer is a major faith builder and confidence promoter, it keeps us freshly aware that the Lord is a keeper of His word. I encourage each of us to single out a need and present it to the Lord without wavering; when He answers, He expects us to glorify Him. We can ill afford to listen to the flesh or the devil when it comes to the promises of God to hear and answer. Let us not disappoint Him by failing to call upon Him. On the other hand, let us not call Him and fail to feel that our cry went unheard. His Word is our confidence. Whatever we find in His Holy Word, we have a right to trust it.
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to hear and to answer. It is our privilege to make the call; His promise is to hear and answer. If the righteous fail to call, we prevent Him from answering. When we call, we can be sure He is well able to deliver. Psalms 34:17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. It serves well to keep in mind His promise to the ones that call upon Him that when we call, we have His Word of what He will do. Psalms 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Psalms 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Psalms 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. May I suggest, we should not wait for trouble to start to call upon Him, neither should we stop calling because trouble raises its ugly head. The more we practice calling, the more likely we are to continue regardless to the circumstances. Our God is not intimidated by trouble. He has never seen and never will see a situation that is more powerful than Him. His record speaks for itself, what He has done, He can do it again.
Psalms 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Jeremiah 32:17 “Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.” Luke 1:37 “For with God nothing shall be impossible.”
Let us not keep Him waiting. Let’s make the call because He is expecting us to cry... He is just a cry away. Let us keep in mind, we are calling upon the One who has promised
Allow me to say, anyone with a God like ours, that soul is safe. We just need to keep calling upon Him..that is His will for our lives.
THE CHRISTIAN OUTLOOK
“WALKING IN THE PROMISE OF GOD”
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022
