In Daniel 9-10, the Bible says that Daniel was praying for his people and for understanding of a vision. In chapter 10 verse 12, an angel said, “Daniel, don’t be afraid. God has heard your prayers ever since the first day you decided to humble yourself in order to gain understanding. I have come in answer to your prayer” (GNT). God heard his prayers and sent an answer that didn’t come right away, but it was on the way from the first moment. I want to encourage you today to keep praying. From the first moment you started praying, God heard you. When answers don’t happen quickly, keep at it. God hears the softest whisper of your heart, the loudest wail and the earnestness of your prayers. Keep asking, keep seeking and keep knocking. He hears you.
Here are some Bible verses reminding us that God hears us:
1. But certainly God has heard [me]; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 66:19 AMP
2. For he has not despised my cries of deep despair. He’s my first responder to my sufferings, and when I was in pain, he was there all the time and heard the cries of the afflicted.
Psalms 22:24 TPT
3. I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear] My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
Psalms 116:1 AMP
4. In my trouble I called to the Lord; I called to my God for help. In his temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.
Psalm 18:6 GNT
5. When I had nothing, desperate and defeated, I cried out to the Lord and he heard me, bringing his miracle-deliverance when I needed it most.
Psalms 34:6 TPT
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Devotions by Chris Hendrix 