DAILY TEXT, From today January 4, 2025, We know that we will have what we ask for because we have asked it of him (1 John 5:15).

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Saturday January 4, 2025

We know we will have what we ask for because we have asked him (1 John 5:15).

Have you ever wondered if Jehovah answers your prayers? If so, you are not the only one. Many brothers admit that they have asked themselves that same question, especially when going through problems. We, too, may find it difficult to see how Jehovah answers our prayers if we are suffering. Why can we be sure that God answers the prayers of his servants? The Bible assures us that Jehovah loves us very much and that we are very valuable to him (Haggai 2:7; 1 John 4:10). For this reason he invites us to pray to him and ask him for help (1 Pet. 5:6, 7). He wants to help us stay close to Him and endure all our problems. In the Bible, we find many stories in which Jehovah answered the prayers of his servants. Do any examples come to mind? w23.05 8 paras. 1-4.

Why does Jehovah want us to pray to him?

The Bible assures us that Jehovah loves us very much and that we are very valuable to him (Haggai 2:7; 1 John 4:10). For this reason he invites us to pray to him and ask him for help (1 Pet. 5:6, 7). He wants to help us stay close to Him and endure all our problems.

How do we know that Jehovah answers the prayers of his servants? (See also the image).

In the Bible, we find many stories in which Jehovah answered the prayers of his servants. Perhaps the example of King David comes to mind. Throughout his life, David faced many dangerous enemies, and many times he asked Jehovah for help. On one occasion he begged him: “O Jehovah, hear my prayer; Hear my plea for help. For your faithfulness and your justice, answer me” (Ps. 143:1). Jehovah answered his prayers and rescued him (1 Sam. 19:10, 18-20; 2 Sam. 5:17-25). That is why David said with complete confidence: “Jehovah is near to all who call on him.” And we can have the same certainty (Ps. 145:18).

Did Jehovah always answer the prayers of his servants as they expected? Give an example. (See also the image).

Jehovah may not answer our prayers in the way we expect. That's what happened to the apostle Paul. He had “a thorn in the flesh,” a serious problem, and he begged God three times to remove it. Did Jehovah answer your prayers? Yes, but not in the way Paul expected. Instead of removing the problem, Jehovah gave him the strength he needed to continue serving Him faithfully. (2 Cor. 12:7-10)

Why can it sometimes seem like Jehovah does not answer our prayers?

Maybe we too will receive a response that is not what we expected. But we can be sure that Jehovah knows what is best for us. He “is even able to do infinitely more than all we ask or imagine” (Eph. 3:20). For that reason, your response could come at a time or in a way that we had not imagined.

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