I John 5:14-15 ^{14 “}Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” The dictionary defines confidence as full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing. The bible defines it as faith. So John is saying here that we are to have faith in who? in God. Have faith that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us and we know we have the things we are asking for. Wait, so as soon as I pray he hears me? Have faith in God. So than, why doesn’t it show up right away?

Daniel prayed for 21 days and the angel Gabriel showed up. You can read the story for yourself, but if memory serves me correctly, when was the angel sent? As soon as he prayed. Oh, why not, Daniel 10:12, “Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for 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.” He goes on to say that on his way to Daniel, he ran into some great conflict and needed assistance from the Angel Michael to get through and bring the answer. But did Daniel stop praying? No, he knew that God heard him. He kept doing what he knew to do until the answer arrived.

Prayer gets Gods attention because his ears are always open to our cries, but it’s our confidence in our God that brings the answer to our door. Mark 11:23-24, Jesus said this: ²³ I can guarantee this truth: This is what will be done for someone who doesn’t doubt but believes what he says will happen: He can say to this mountain, ‘Be uprooted and thrown into the sea,’ and it will be done for him. ²⁴ That’s why I tell you to have faith that you have already received whatever you pray for, and it will be yours.

So this morning I’m reminded of a few things as the Lord takes me down this path of greater understanding; I must have full confidence that God hears me when I pray. Without that, I will waver in my faith and won’t receive anything at all. I must believe that there are power in my words; just as God formed the worlds with his words, he also gave me creative ability with my words toward life or death, my choice. I cannot say one thing and ‘mean’ another, my words must be exact and precise in what it’s targeting just as a sword goes after and strikes with purpose. I must also know my enemy. He is very real and has an agenda, to steal, kill and destroy me, my confidence and undermine my faith in God. When I understand this and arm myself with the truth of Gods Word, NOTHING will be impossible for me.

With this knowledge and understanding of who I am in Christ Jesus and the power and authority he gave to me through his sacrifice, I know God heard me when I prayed. Every word I spoke in faith, God has purpose to use for his Kingdom. I have full trust in him to bring the answer at exactly the right moment that he will bring the greatest light and glory to Him. I stand armed with the Word of God that defeats my enemy and I know that NOTHING will by any means harm me. I stand under the shadow of my Fathers mighty wing so look out, devil. My worship alone should set you to running. My praise and my song should make you scream in terror. You’ve been defeated! I know who I am! Be afraid! Be very afraid! I’m not going to waste my time fretting and wondering, I know God heard me and it’s only a matter of time before YOU know it too.