God Always Answers

  

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 

—Matthew 7:7

 

Matthew 7:7 verifies that God answers our prayers. Those who ask receive, those who seek find, and the door will be opened to those who knock. Prayer offered in alignment with God's Word is always answered (1 John 4:14-15). However, we sometimes fail to recognize the answer because it is initially revealed in the spiritual realm before becoming apparent in the physical. If we doubt or waver in our certainty, we delay the manifestation of that answer.

 

“But let him ask in faith with no doubting,” James writes, “for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord” (James 1:6-7).

 

Confident faith in our Father’s goodness rewards us. We must persevere and not give up.

 

“Therefore, do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.,” declares Hebrews 10:35). 

 

God has provided an answer. Everyone who asks according to God’s will receives.

 

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” (1 John 4:14-15).

 

In chapter 9 of Daniel, we read that Daniel prayed. As he finished his supplication to the Lord, the angel Gabriel appeared and answered all his questions. However, when Daniel prayed the next time in chapter 10, it took three weeks for an angel to arrive and answer his questions. 

 

What was the difference? 

 

Many believe that God responded to Daniel’s first prayer in just a few minutes and the second prayer in three weeks. 

 

But read what Daniel 10:12 says: “From the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.” 

 

God heard Daniel’s prayer the moment he prayed. However, Satan hindered the angel's arrival, delaying Daniel’s answer in this chapter but not his prayer in Daniel 9 (Daniel 10:13). Many mistakenly believe that God has not answered them if they pray for something and don’t receive an immediate response. This passage reveals that God commanded Daniel’s prayer to be answered three weeks before the answer reached him. Satan also attempts to obstruct our prayers (1 Peter 3:7).

 

God is not indecisive or unpredictable. He is constant—the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). When we pray, God always answers. However, Satan can hinder our prayers before they are ever realized in our lives. If we understand that God provides answers the moment He hears us and that Satan obstructs them, these Scriptures will encourage us. God does answer our prayers.

 

Maybe you have not yet realized the answer to your prayer, but don’t doubt God. Even though you cannot see your answer, it is still manifested spiritually. Doubt will delay you receiving it. Recognize that you are facing an adversary and continue persevering. Never give up! Stand resolute and firm in your faith. Pray without ceasing until you receive the answer (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

 

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