The Source of Our Confidence

UV 1159/10,000 The Source of Confidence

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

I John 5 v 14



We need to have confidence in the Lord and His faithfulness to His promises. We need to ask that His will be done on earth in our houses and our lives as it is done in heaven. In heaven, everything is organised in such a way that it pleases the Lord. All the mighty creatures of heaven and all the elders prostrate themselves before the throne of the Lord. Everything is spoken and done for the glory of God. There is no pride or attempt to equate themselves with God in any manner but they completely humble themselves before the Sovereign Lord. They spend their days in worshipping and praising the Lord. When His will is done in like manner in our houses, our homes become part of His kingdom, part of heaven itself. Our bodies are His houses on earth. His pleasing will should be done in our bodies, minds and homes.

When we do the will of God, obey His commandments, seek and keep His Word in our hearts as precious treasure, when we heed the Holy Spirit, the Lord delights in hearing our prayers. He will grant us whatever we ask in His Name. If we ask bread, He will give us bread. If we seek His blessings, He blesses us. When we pray as the Lord Jesus taught us, “Let thy kingdom come , let Thy will be done..” the kingdom of darkness that rules through division, conflict, misery, sin, weakness, failure, sickness, destruction will depart from our lives and His eternal dominion of peace, goodwill, joy and blessing will be established in our lives.

Once the Lord reigns and rules in our lives, then we will be confident that whatever happens is for our own good. That confidence will give us a sense of rest, peace, security, joy and assurance. We will be anxious for nothing. We will rejoice and revel in thanking and praising the Lord all the time. The word “confidence” implies that we confide in that or whom we have confidence in. We need to confide in the Lord our problems and life issues, our hopes and desires but leave it to Him to grant it at the time of His choosing and the manner of His choosing.