APRIL 30, 2023 – HEARING

READ: Luk. 11: 5-13. 

For all the promises of God in Him (Christ) are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. – 2 Cor. 1:20

We end our prayers with “Amen” so much that it has become second nature. What do we mean by it?  It doesn’t mean “Now my prayer is done.” No, the word Amen means: It is certain, that’s how it is. Amen comes from the Old Testament. There, and also in the New Testament, it was used to give full consent to a blessing or praise.

You express with the Amen that you support it with all your heart. At the end of the Lord’s Prayer, you agree that all control, power, and glory belong to our God and Father.  In this way, you also affirm that God has the power to carry out all that you have prayed for. That He will not only hear you, but also answer you.

That Amen certainly applies to prayers that rely on God’s promises, since you know for sure that God will answer it. In the cited verse of 2 Cor. 1, “Amen” is used precisely for this purpose. The special thing is that Jesus Christ is mentioned here, He through whom we have become God’s children and may call Him Father. Christ Himself guarantees the answering of our prayers. He is our great Intercessor for that too. He pleads on all God’s promises that have become a reality through Him for all who believe in Him as their Savior. Thus, at Father’s right hand, Christ helps ­­all who love Him, at the right time (Heb. 4:16). 

On earth, therefore, Jesus already told His disciples that they may pray directly to the Father if they do so in His name. The Father will then give them everything they ask for (John 16:23-28), for the Father loves them because they loved Jesus. Similarly the pleas of Christ for us stand behind every sincere “amen”.

Do you speak ‘amen’ consciously from your heart?  

Singing: Ps. 138:4