Isaiah 57: 14-21, Isaiah 58-59, Ephesians 3, Psalm 141
Isaiah 59: 1-2 (ESV)
“Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot
save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a
separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from
you so that he does not hear.”
Verses 1 and 2 from Isaiah 59 talks about why prayers are
sometimes unanswered by God. When we sin and do not repent, we create a separation
between ourselves and God. The separation is not on God’s part, but on ours.
Our guilt separates us from God. The same thing happens when we quarrel or lie
to someone we love. The quarrel or lie makes us feel guilty and the next time
we see or interact with that loved one, our guilt becomes like a wall between
us and the other person. We feel embarrassed to talk to them, or there is an awkwardness
like how Adam and Eve felt after they at the apple and God called to them. If
we do not talk about the awkwardness to confess the lie to the other person,
the wall becomes bigger, and we no longer feel comfortable around them and
avoid them.
We behave the same with God. If we do not repent of our sins,
we will feel awkward with God. We might still pray to God, but that wall of
guilt and sins will always be there. Deep down we will not feel worthy to have
our prayers answered. But if we repent and tell God of our sins and ask for
forgiveness the wall will disappear and God will be there ready to forgive and
answer our prayers.
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