THE PRAYER THAT GOD ANSWERS

Asking and receiving from God.

Sometimes we like carrying many luggage while traveling and this create a lot of inconveniences and hinders our rate of movement.
The same is applicable here in prayer. Some of us are still engaging in self righteous prayer. We like telling God to remember how we sing in the choir , pay tithe, do evangelism, construct mansions for the church etc though I am not against these services when they are done cheerfully. Now let's look at this prayer from Hezekiah from Isaiah 38:1-6

"In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah thee prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’ ” 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD, 3 and said, “Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David your
father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years. 6 I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.”
You see the reply from God? I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Not I have seen your good works.
Now under the Grace of God we are to simply ask using the name of Jesus Christ only. Let's look at John 16:23-27.

“And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. 25 “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; 27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God." You see? We're to simply ask using the name of Jesus Christ Co's our righteousnesses are like filthy/menstrual rags according to Isaiah 64:6.

let's embrace the finished works of Christ Jesus today. Amen.