18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear. 19But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me!
David learned a valuable aspect concerning God's character. When we allow temptation to become sin, God does not hear us. David is talking about prayer but he knows that this applies to every aspect of his life as well. It is vitally important for us to understand why God does not hear us.
When we regard iniquity in our hearts, or allow sin to come into our lives, we choose our way over God's way. When we allow sin to take hold of our lives, we say to God, "I know what I want for my life and I do not want what You have planned for me." When we allow sin to come into our lives, we limit God's ability to provide for us.
David says, "I will go to the House of the Lord and give my burnt offerings. I will pay my vows. I will give testimony to the great things that You have done." This is great! However, if we are not willing to surrender control of our lives to Him, and live for Him one decision at a time, we rob God of the opportunity to be God in our lives. Not only does this affect Him and the joy that He gets in doing for us, it affects the quality of our lives. We rob ourselves of the blessing that God has for us. We also rob God of the opportunity to touch someone's life through us.
When we regard iniquity in our heart, God is not able to hear us or help us. We need to learn to guard our hearts and be committed to being all that God would have us be so that He can do all that He has planned to do for us. When we make the commitment to walk with Him without compromise and without excuse, God is able to hear our prayer and He is able to bless us because His mercy is so wonderful and so great! Give God's way a chance and watch His mighty hand go to work in your life today!
A Pastor's thoughts about the Scripture and it's influence in our lives.
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