Why Are My Prayers Not Answered? – Part III

  We have seen that our prayers can be hindered by unconfessed sin and unforgiveness in our hearts. This week I would like you to see that our prayers can also be hindered by disregard for God’s Word.

  If we have no concern for God’s Word that He has lovingly given to us how can we expect Him to listen to us.

Proverbs 28:9 – “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.”

  Here God has given us the Bible so that we might be able to read it and abide by it to keep ourselves from harm. Yet many times we look at it and disregard its teachings wanting to live life our own way. Then when we get in a pickle and mess of our own making we expect God to bail us out of our blatant sin.

  According to the verse above such an attitude and action is an abomination to the Lord. It is not just that your prayer will not be heard or not answered, but the very words of such a prayer will be an abomination. That is very strong language. Whenever the word abomination is used in the Word of God it is referring to a sin that is so heinous in the sight of God that it makes Him want to vomit. I know, not a very pretty image, but that is what it means. It is as if the smell of what you are doing is so putrefying that when it reaches the nostrils of God it induces horrible sickness.

  If we are reading God’s Word but ignoring its teaching then no wonder our prayers have no power. God cannot honor a person who does not care about what He has to say in His word. It is high time we regard the Word of God as precious and start living by its teachings. Such a life will experience the power of true prayer.