Prayer That Believes: The Confidence of Faith
Even before we knock, the door is already being opened by a faithful Father.
Based on “Praying with Faith” from eManna
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The heart of this morning’s devotional beats with the certainty of God’s promises. Drawing from Matthew 7:7–8, the writer calls us to discard every shred of doubt and to pray as those who already possess the assurance of their Father’s unwavering faithfulness. Faith, as described here, is not a struggle to believe, nor is it a wishful hoping for something uncertain. It is a settled confidence in the integrity of God—who invites us to ask, seek, and knock—not as a test of our piety but because He intends to answer, reveal, and open.
The devotional emphasizes that God's promises are not passive sentiments; they are active expressions of His will, as trustworthy as cash in hand. To believe His Word is to engage His work. We are reminded that faith grows not from feelings but from intimacy with God’s character. And because we already know Him as Savior and Father, we are not trying to manufacture faith—it flows naturally from the relationship we already have. Prayer becomes the confident response to that relationship: bold, trusting, and expectant.
Journal Entry | In the Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
I have not asked you to grope about in the dark hoping I might listen—I have given you My Word, and My Word stands forever. Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened. My promises are not riddles, nor are they hidden behind the curtain of performance. They are open doors to those who come by faith.
I gave you My Son, and with Him, I have freely given you all things. Come boldly, not as a beggar, but as My beloved child. You live under grace, not law. You are not trying to earn what has already been gifted to you in Christ. All My promises are Yes in Him—so speak to Me as one who knows Me. Speak with the confidence of My Spirit within you, by whom you cry out, “Abba, Father.”
Do not lean on your own understanding, for I am the God who parts seas, feeds the sparrows, numbers the hairs on your head, and holds the world in place by the word of My power. Stand on what I’ve said. My Word never returns void. It accomplishes all I send it out to do.
So when you pray, do not waver. Do not shrink back. I take no pleasure in hesitation, for I have made you one with My Son. Abide in Me, and let My words abide in you. Whatever you ask in His name, believing, you will receive. I am not a man that I should lie. I do not say “ask” and then ignore. I am already working in ways you do not see. Trust Me.
Matthew 7:7–8; Romans 8:32; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Romans 8:15; Proverbs 3:5; Isaiah 55:11; John 15:7; Numbers 23:19
Prayer
Father, I don’t come to You trying to earn answers—I come because You’ve already invited me. You’ve declared that in Christ, every promise is Yes and Amen. So I rest today not in my emotions or the logic of my thoughts, but in the certainty of Your Word and the reliability of Your character. I trust You, not just to hear me, but to respond—because You already are. I won’t look to my surroundings to determine whether You’re at work. I will simply believe that You are. That is enough. You are enough. And Your Word will never fail.