Psalms 66:18
If I regard wickedness in my heart,
The Lord will not hear;
John 9:31
We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God- fearing and does His will, He hears him.
Both the Psalmist and our Lord make a point of telling us that sin in the heart of a man affects the hearing of God. Prayer is not a universal language. Prayer is reserved for those who have sought God first in repentance, before petition. The confessing of sins, acknowledging that God is holy and we are sinful, opens the doors to the throne room of God so that he can hear our request. It should be noted that David here is speaking of harboring sin in our hearts not simply being sinful. He tells us if we "regard" sin in our hearts God will not hear us. We all have sin in our hearts. It is when we do not repent that we should not expect God to listen to our prayers. As God convicts us of one sin or another, we need to lay that sin before God and allow his Som to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, before we come to him with our meager request.
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