“O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.” -Psalm 65:2 (NKJV).
Babies cling closely to their parents because they have learned something simple yet profound: their parents respond. When a baby cries, the parent moves. When the baby is hungry, the parent feeds. When the baby is restless, the parent comforts. Over time, the baby begins to trust, not because life is always perfect, but because the parent has proven faithful.
In the same way, prayer is our cry to a Father who hears. Each answered prayer deepens our trust, until we know beyond doubt: God answers.
The Psalmist captures this truth beautifully in today’s anchor text: “O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come.” At the very foundation of prayer is this confidence, we are speaking to a God who listens and responds.
Prayer is not an attempt to twist God’s hand or change His mind. It is communion with a prayer-answering Father. When this consciousness fills your heart, prayer becomes less of a duty and more of a joyful conversation with the One who loves you deeply.
Jesus Himself painted this picture clearly in Matthew 7:7–11. He compared the best of earthly fathers with the goodness of our heavenly Father. Which father would hand his hungry child a stone instead of bread, or a serpent instead of fish?
Even the most flawed parent knows how to give good things. How much more our Father in heaven! He is intentional about your well-being, committed to your joy, and eager to bless you with what is best. Every time you pray, you can approach Him with gratitude, knowing that you are speaking to a generous Father who delights in giving.
This reality should give us boldness when we pray. David testified in Psalm 55:17 that he prayed “evening, morning, and at noon,” and God always heard him. That assurance was the secret to his persistence,he never doubted the ear of God.
Jesus demonstrated the same unshakable confidence at Lazarus’ tomb. Even before the miracle, He lifted His eyes and declared, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me” (John 11:41). The situation looked final, the crowd had given up, but Jesus prayed from a place of certainty. He knew His Father always hears.
This is the confidence we carry into prayer: God’s response is not dependent on the size of our need but on the certainty of His faithfulness. People may label the situation hopeless, but you serve a God who never turns a deaf ear. He hears. He answers. And that truth changes everything.
Say this: I am never without answers because my Father hears me each time I pray.
Bible Reading Plan: Isaiah 7–9; Galatians 5:1–26