Verse from 1 King

“求你在天上垂听他们的祷告和恳求，为他们主持公道。”

‭‭列王纪上‬ ‭8:45‬ ‭

“then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.”

‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭8:45‬ ‭

King Solomon prayed fervently for God’s attuned ear, especially during troubling times. When “there is no rain” (1 Kings 8:35), during “famine or plague,” disaster or disease (v. 37), war (v. 44), and even sin, “hear from heaven their prayer and their plea,” Solomon prayed, “and uphold their cause” (v. 45).

In His goodness, God responded with a promise that still stirs our hearts. “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). 

Heaven may seem a long way off. Yet Jesus is with those who believe in Him. God hears our prayers, and He answers them.