Proverbs 15:29 (NASBStr)
The Lord is far from the wicked,
But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Solomon has addressed this message before. Note 1:28 -
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
God closes His ears to those who close their ears to His Word. When man walks in deviance of God He is no longer obligated by promise or position to hear their cries for help. When the non-believer is in trouble and, prior to establishing a relationship with God via Christ's finished work on the cross, God does not hear their cries for help. The world we live in today would not agree with that statement, but this proverb is clear (note Psalm 119:155). Those who are wicked (anyone who rejects Christ's atonement is wicked) can not expect God to hear their prayers for help. In God's common grace to all man He may choose to respond to them but He is not obligated. On the other hand, those who have a relationship with Him through Christ, can expect God to not only hear their prayers but to respond to them. God has a listening ear to our cries for help. What a blessed assurance to know that God hears our very whimpers for help. Parents, today, invest a lot of money in baby monitors to hear the slightest cry of their newborn. God is even more attentive and doesn't need the technology. This proverb shows He created the design for the technology. God is always listening to His newborns.
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