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Scripture repeatedly teaches that God hears the prayers of His people and answers them. Here are some of the clearest passages, using the NASB 2020:

God hears and answers
Psalm 34:17
“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears
And rescues them from all their troubles.”

Psalm 18:6
“In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.”

Psalm 116:1–2
“I love the LORD, because He hears
My voice and my pleas.
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.”

Jeremiah 33:3
“Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”

Isaiah 65:24
“It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.”

Jesus specifically promised an answer to prayer
John 14:13–14
“Whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.”

John 15:7
“If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

Matthew 7:7–8
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
God hears even when we are in trouble

Psalm 50:15
“And call upon Me on the day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

Psalm 91:15
“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.”

1 John 5:14–15
“This is the confidence which we have before Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.”

He is at His ready to hear us at anytime, anywhere, and in anything when we call, cry out, or ask of Him. David, over and over and in every situation calls on the name of the Lord. In good or bad times he is knocking, seeking, and asking, knowing that God hears him. In Him he takes refuge and knows where His help comes from; His God in whom He trusts. He waits on Him to speak to His spirit and renew His mind.

1 Peter 3:12
“FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE TOWARD THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER, BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO DO EVIL.”

Our God is attentive and knows our voice.

Keep on praying without ceasing because He hears us. Hallelujah!

“So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, in which there is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to our God and Father; and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” – Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭15‬-‭21‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Today is my last of celebrating my personal Pentecost, which 54 years ago on the 31st of July, Jesus baptized me in the Holy Ghost and with His fire!

The book of Ephesians speaks of three postures of the believer: sit, walk, and stand. Today I want to share on walking in the Spirit.

The instruction given by Paul is very clear. He admonished us not to be foolish or to be unwise. Make the most of your time for the days are evil; redeem your time.

I have ministered to so many people who continually are in a fog on what the will of God is. Paul gives a clear explanation for us to understand. Do not be drunk with wine where is debauchery, excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures. BUT be filled with the Holy Ghost!

If we are to redeem our time in these days, the ongoing filling of the Holy Ghost is the will of God for us. Before you do anything for Him, be filled with His Spirit. The translation is keep on being filled! (Continually)

As Jesus said, out of your innermost being shall flow rivers of life. Walk in the rivers of God, the Holy Gost rivers. These rivers are what the Psalms are all about, David understood this by revelation. Speaking to one another in Psalms, hymns, and spirit songs (singing in the Spirit!), yes, in tongues. This is not just in your devotional, but Paul says to one another. Making a melody of thanksgiving in your heart, giving thanksgiving to the Lord. This is very visible and to be heard by believers around you.

Always to Him is the sacrifice of thanksgiving, presenting ourselves a living sacrifice. There is no fear of man; no believer should be timid or afraid. Rebuke those who want to quench the Spirit in our midst. Let the rivers flow and the word of the Lord come forth out of you.

This is His will, forget about those who do not understand this. Stay in the fear of the Lord and be subject to one another in the Holy Ghost! If you walk in the Spirit you will not fulfill the deeds of the flesh. I give You thanks Jesus for your wonderful and powerful promise, given to me 54 years ago. God the Holy Ghost! Hallelujah!

“Create in me a clean heart, God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach wrongdoers Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭51‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

This is the fifth day of celebrating being baptized in the Holy Ghost 54 years ago.

You see David worshiping as a shepherd boy tending sheep as he pastured them. At some point he encountered the Holy Ghost and was elevated into worship. This was a precursor to our worship today.

I was so impacted in the Charismatic Movement by the true call to worship and the freedom He brought in every setting. Congregations, home groups, conferences, and prayer meetings; it mattered not whether you knew the people, we just worshipped Jesus. People from all denominations, backgrounds, and cultures. All turning their eyes upon Jesus. Great praise and thanksgiving being offered in a real oneness according to the Spirit. It was evident that, “This was that, which Peter identified from the prophet Joel.” His Spirit being poured out once again.

In this Psalm of David, we see into His heart and the revelation of the Presence of God. Not just at the Temple or Feasts, but a daily renewing of his spirit. His cry, take not your Spirit from me.

Before I received, the power I relied on was my will. Constantly recommitting, rededicating, and repenting. Failing time after time after time. No power to endure or overcome my failures as a believer, much less a minister.

Recently my dear friend and I were fellowshipping concerning the Holy Ghost. Both of us agreed, we would be lost in our lives without Him. What a fearful and terrible thing to have the Holy Ghost taken from us. The word says He will never leave us nor forsake us. David says take not, for God is patient and longsuffering, but will not persist forever. David knew when He sinned or missed God, his spiritual barometer was his relationship to the Holy Ghost. He knew He had grieved Him, resisted Him, and quenched Him. His presence was interrupted.

The scripture says it is better to give than to receive, but we cannot give if we do not receive. Bottom line is a believer is a receiver. David knew when He entered His Presence, there was fullness of Joy! Out of your innermost being comes a flow of the Holy Ghost. He asked to know the truth in his innermost parts. This is worshipping in spirit and truth! Glory to God!

The Holy Spirit’s ministry is to glorify Jesus Christ, reveal Him, and point people to Him. Here is one of the clearest passages, quoted from the NASB 2020:

John 16:13–14 – “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you.”

Continuing to celebrate my 54 years in the Holy Ghost. I remember going with Betsy to her church where the Charismatic Movement had been totally received. I was struggling and had a real case of resisting Him for about a year. I was receiving tapes and books on being filled and speaking in tongues. Tapes of either tongues or them telling me to repeat after the words. People wanting to lay hands on me and constantly running into the question, “Have you been baptized in the Holy Ghost with evidence of speaking in tongues?”

Whenever I was in meetings or around Spirit-filled people, I constantly heard them say, “Thank You Jesus!” I had never heard, as a Baptist preacher’s son, Jesus being spoken of all the time. I could not dismiss this obvious declaration. Not to mention, “He Is Lord!” It was so irritating and obnoxious. Most believers talk about God, but you very seldom heard the name of Jesus!

Being involved in the Jesus movement I could not get away from Him. I remember the first time I heard the chorus, “Jesus, Jesus there is Something About That Name!” It began to erode my Baptist doctrine, my opinions, and my arguments.

“Jesus is the Baptizer in the Holy Ghost and with fire,” John the Baptist announced. Today just ask Him, it is simply more of Jesus. ASK!!!!

Continuing to celebrate my feast of Pentecost. Drinking of the Holy Ghost, no thirst, only Him springing up in me.

Dear believers, being born again is a must, of course. Jesus said of His glorious Holy Ghost, He and the Father would send Him, as foretold. He wants the disciples to know that He is leaving. Their hearts sank and He felt their sense of lost. He immediately tells them, “I will not orphan you!!” I am sending another comforter, the Spirit of truth.

Many believers who do not have the Baptism in the Holy Ghost, I believe, are subject to an orphan spirit. Why so many are up and down, doubt their salvation, and feel alone. This does not have to be! Receive ye the Holy Ghost. The power to become sons and daughters, not orphaned.

Do not resist, do not quench, and do not grieve Him, but ask Jesus to be baptized in the Holy Ghost and with His fire. If you ask for bread will you be given a stone? If you ask for fish will you be given a serpent?No, absolutely not, but the Father and the Son in total agreement, as promised!

Hallelujah!