

41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, �Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.� 43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, �Lazarus, come forth!�
Reflections:
You may be thinking, yes, but the reference to �You always hear me� that was between Jesus and the Father, but does God always hear us? Let�s look at the following verse which is specifically addressed to believers: �And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him (1 John 5:14-15).�
For me this is a very profound truth. �God always hears me.� So often when I�m praying I find myself saying, �Father, I know you�re listening and I know you hear every word I�m praying. Just to rehearse this thought in God�s presence ushers in an incredible confidence with it.
Even when the heavens feel like they�re made of impenetrable brass, He hears us! This is why we�re exhorted to walk by faith and not by sight. I�m sure that all the while Job was going through all he had to endure the devil was whispering, �God�s not listening Job,� and for a while there it appears that Job (not knowing why it was all happening to him) might have been tempted to believe the lie.
But, we beloved, we have a promise � a sure confidence � that if we ask anything according to His will, HE HEARS US!
We mustn�t get discouraged � we are getting through! � we need to be patient and know that � God always hears our prayer �
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