July 10, 2026 4:00 am
God's ability to hear prayers is rooted in His omniscience and omnipresence, allowing Him to understand and respond to the thoughts and needs of His people, but He may refuse to hear prayers that are motivated by iniquity.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. How does God hear? Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place. Hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven, and when thou hearest, forgive. Second Chronicles six twenty one.
Yeah. No less than eight times in Solomon's prayer of dedication for the temple does he beseech God to hear from heaven. But the obvious question is just how can God hear our prayers, especially those uttered only in silence? The answer is in both God's omniscience and His omnipresence. although God is indeed on his heavenly throne, he is also right here.
O Lord, David prayed, Thou hast searched me and know me, Thou understandest my thought afar off. He can and does hear our prayers. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see? In a manner of speaking, he hears the prayers of redeemed children to day even more directly than in David's day for he who trust in Christ have been indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
God has said, I will dwell in them and walk in them. The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. God can indeed hear our prayers, but there are times when He refuses to hear. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened that it cannot save, neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear.
but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, that He will not hear. Yes, but if we ask according to His will, He heareth us, and we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. first John five, fourteen and fifteen. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us.
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