Four Essentials of Effectual Prayer Before God

When the psalmist cries, 'Hear my prayer, O God,' he raises a question that strikes at the heart of all devotion: What does it truly mean for the Almighty to hear our supplications? Spurgeon identifies four critical matters that constitute our main concern in prayer. First, we must understand what God's hearing actually means—it is not mere auditory reception, but active acknowledgment and gracious response from the throne of grace.…