God's Arm and His Ear

Prayer is the most powerful force known to man.

We should be quick to pray in the supernatural, before we try to do anything in the natural.

Prayer is laying hold of the unseen reality that lies before us.

Prayer is accepting the rights and privileges of a citizen of heaven.

Prayer has no barriers.

Matthew 17:20 NKJV

20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

Accept two facts:

Isaiah 59:1 NKJV

1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear.

Isaiah 59:1 ESV

1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;

Isaiah 59:1 NLT

1 Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call.

The major force is on erasing false explanations some can use as excuses for His not answering.

Two of these are exhibits.

It is not because God lacks power.

His hand is not so short that He is unable to save.

Scripture has made His power an emphasis from His creating the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1) forward.

The plagues against Egypt,

the miracles through Elijah and Elisha, and

the defeat of Sennacherib even in Isaiah’s day (2 Kin. 19) were among the displays.

It is not because God lacks perception.

His ear is not so dull that He is unable to hear.

He needs no hearing aid.

Excuses must be put aside. The real reasons for God not hearing prayer are coming up.

The iniquities behind unanswered prayer (2–8).

An Exposition on Prayer in the Bible: Igniting the Fuel to Flame Our Communication with God The Contrariness that Hinders Prayer (1–8)

The Contrariness That Hinders Prayer (1–8)

The issue of unanswered prayer (1). God’s not hearing prayer is not mentioned until the end of the verse. The major force is on erasing false explanations some can use as excuses for His not answering. Two of these are exhibits.

(1) It is not because God lacks power. His hand is not so short that He is unable to save. Scripture has made His power an emphasis from His creating the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1) forward. The plagues against Egypt, the miracles through Elijah and Elisha, and the defeat of Sennacherib even in Isaiah’s day (2 Kin. 19) were among the displays.

(2) It is not because God lacks perception. His ear is not so dull that He is unable to hear. He needs no hearing aid.

Excuses must be put aside. The real reasons for God not hearing prayer are coming up.

The iniquities behind unanswered prayer (2–8).