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Transcript: Does God Listen to All Prayers?
[Does God Listen to All Prayers? Joining hands a family prays at their table]
Presenter: “The Bible describes God as the “Hearer of prayer.”
[Psalm 65:2. A tram pulls to a stop]
He can even hear your silent prayers. How is that possible?
[Riding the tram a woman bows her head]
The Hearer of prayer is also the Creator of all life. He understands how the human mind works. He designed it. So, he can read the thoughts of your mind and hear your silent prayers.
[Glowing neurones fire in her brain. Standing, the woman puts her leather backpack over her shoulder]
Jehovah God is interested in you
[Three young men at a lunch table, one prays]
no matter where you live.
[A man in a poncho prays]
Whatever language you speak, he understands it.
[In an office a woman looks out the window thoughtfully]
But does he accept and listen to all prayers?
[In a back room of a grocery store an older man sits at a desk, he looks over his shoulder at a young man at a cash register]
Imagine a manager who sees an employee stealing.
[The young man slips money into his apron]
The manager confronts him, but the employee first lies about his stealing and then tries to justify his actions. Although the manager hears the employee’s lies and excuses, he refuses to accept them.
[The manager fires him]
Similarly, God does not accept all prayers. For example, what if a person’s prayer is selfish?
[A man finishes praying them pulls the arm of a slot machine]
What if a man mistreats his wife at home, and the next day he asks for God’s blessings?
[A wife cries on the floor. 1 Peter 3:7]
What if soldiers pray to God for help to destroy their enemy, while the opposing army prays for the same thing?
[Isaiah 1:15]
Will God accept such prayers? Clearly, God is not pleased with prayers that conflict with his moral principles.
[A girl with cancer prays]
On the other hand, God eagerly accepts your prayers, even if you have done bad things, if you sincerely want to draw close to him and seek his wisdom and forgiveness.
[A man in prison prays. Alone a woman cries beside her wedding photo]
Being heard by God is indeed possible for those who strive to please him.”
[The woman from the tram studies the Bible]
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