How do we hope that Jesus hears and answer our prayers?

In God's word we can read and feed on what God wants us to care about, in prayer.

And already we have Jesus Himself praying for us >

"Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us." (Romans 8:34)

So, we already have Jesus praying for what God's word says God wants to share with us. And a sample of Christ's prayer is in John chapter seventeen. So, in prayer we can trust God to do what He means by this prayer of Jesus and the rest of His word

Leonardo von Dolinger said:

How do we hope that Jesus hears and answer our prayers?

• “Hear my prayer O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications; in Your faithfulness and in Your righteousness answer me.” (Psalms 143.1)

Many times, we are held up from surfeit of desires. We start to hang on the addicts of our soul and we turn dilatory in searching Jesus’ will. We dally in deleterious activities and talk them down in order to assuage our conscience. How can we expect that Jesus listen to our prayers? Peradventure do we suppose that Jesus will give up His faithfulness and righteousness only because this is serviceable to us?

May Jesus have mercy on us. We need to get close to Jesus and to turn over a new leaf.

Good afternoon in Christ Jesus.

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“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” (1 John 3:22).

“Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.” (John 9:31).

“The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.” (Proverbs 15:29).

“Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.” (1 John 3:7).

“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;” (Colossians 3:10).

18 “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.” (Psalms 66:18-19).

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:13).

“Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (Hebrews 13:21).

“Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:” (2 Thessalonians 1:11).

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.” (2 Timothy 3:1-9).