READ: Isaiah 59:1-15
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for HE SHALL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS. ” – Matthew 1:21
I met a businessman who was in the business of manufacturing insecticides to kill wall geckos. One day, a lady came to his factory to buy some of the insecticides. She was the cleaner and keeper at a shrine for one of the gods in the country. She suspected that a wall gecko had gone into the ears of the gods, making them not hear and answer the prayers that were offered to them. The lady needed medicine to kill these wall geckos. Our God is not a stone! Our God is not a tree! Our God is not a river! Our God is alive! Our God can hear! His ears are not blocked by wall geckos!
Why are our prayers not answered sometimes? Our prayers are not answered because our iniquities have separated God from us. Our sins have hidden His Face from us! Our God is affected by our sins. The sins of our hands, and the sins of our mouths separate us from God.
Our sins are our greatest problems. Every time you sin, you draw evil spirits into your life. When Miriam criticised Moses, she developed leprosy (Numbers 12:1-10). Every time you sin, you draw death towards yourself. When Adam and Eve sinned, they drew death to themselves (Genesis 2:17).
What did Jesus come to earth for? Jesus came to save us from our sins. Thank God for the Good News – the Gospel. Turn away from your sins and you will discover that God’s hand is not shortened. Your prayers will be answered when you turn away from your sins. Come to Jesus now. Don’t wait till it is too late!