Daily text, Saturday, April 8. 2017

[Queen Esther]

Father, I thank you that you have heard me. True, I knew that you always hear me.—John 11:41, 42.

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/4/8

For your relationship with Jehovah to be real, you must be convinced that he is hearing prayers. Consider this: From his prehuman existence, Jesus observed firsthand Jehovah’s response to the prayers of His human servants. Then, during his earthly ministry, Jesus used prayer as his means of communicating his feelings to his Father in heaven. Would he have done so—even spending an entire night in prayer—had he thought that Jehovah was not really listening? (Luke 6:12; 22:40-46) Would he have taught his disciples to pray had he thought that prayer was nothing more than a psychological crutch? Clearly, Jesus knew that prayer is real communication with Jehovah. We too can have confidence that Jehovah is the “Hearer of prayer.”—Ps. 65:2. w15 4/15 3:11, 13

Memorial Bible reading: (Daytime events: Nisan 10) Luke 19:45-48; Matthew 21:18, 19; 21:12, 13