This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him. —1 John 5:14-15.
Confidence before God. That’s a bit double-minded if you meditate upon it. Yet through the presence of Jesus at the Father’s right hand (Hebrews 2:14-18; 1 Timothy 2:5) and the intercession of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:26-27), we can have confidence and come boldly before the Creator of the universe. Because of Jesus’ and the Holy Spirit’s mediation and intercession for us, we know that God not only hears us but also cares for us. Wow, what an audience! What confidence! Oh, and one final thing, he also ACTS on what we ask. The Holy Spirit shares this beautiful promise with us in Hebrews 4:16: ‘Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.’