Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. 1 John 3:21-24
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Romans 1:18-21
When we hold a strong belief in God’s salvation, we can believe God hears us when we pray!
However, we as human believers, darken our hearts and forget that the invisible God created the heavens and all the earth which is visible to us. When we do this, we deteriorate into wickedness. We need to see our Lord in the flowers, the animals, the sky, the earth, and humans, even babies. Our belief allows us to give him thanks and obey his commands. We know this by the Spirit he gave us and trust his words that his son will return to earth.
Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for giving us your Spirit so that we can genuinely believe you created all that is on the earth and be true believers in all our actions. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Sandra Hilsabeck
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