"...let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water."Hebrews 10.22 NASB
You can be covered in sins, but your sincerity along with faith can open the door to the Throne of the Almighty.
It will not be automatic. You must come before Him, to then ask, be heard and answered.
"The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good... if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul."Deuteronomy 30.9-10
All Divine promises depend on listening to the Voice of God.
The Voice of God is the voice of rational faith. This kind of faith comes from the obedience and practice of His Word.
This is the requirement for the fulfillment of His promises.
"The God of my father was my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."Exodus 18.4
Abraham was obedient and faithful to the Lord.
His son, Isaac inherited the same quality of faith. And when he found himself before Pharaoh, he called out to his father's God and was delivered.
When they are wise, parents follow the same example. They give priority to the Christian faith of the Bible to educate their children. This will guarantee protection and success.
"You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting"
Daniel 5.27
Where else would God weigh man's will and intentions, if not in the heart?
Because it is constantly being tested, it is necessary to keep watch over it at all times.
Watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation.
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3.3-5
Only those who are born again can SEE the Kingdom of the Spirit of God.
Only those who are born of water and the Spirit can ENTER the Kingdom of the Spirit of God.
This is why many are believers; however, very few are Christians.
"Then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know, for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men." 2 Chronicles 6.30
The Lord knows the hearts' of men. He knows it is corrupt and deceitful by nature. However, He shows mercy to those who are humble enough to confess and abandon their mistakes and sins.
"Talk no more so very proudly, let no arrogance come from your mouth, for the Lord is the God of knowledge and by Him actions are weighed."1 Samuel 2.3
Our intentions, thoughts and words are weighed and determine our character before God.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, remains hidden from Him.
Haughty eyes, proud hearts and all other kinds of sins will not go unpunished.
Depart from evil and do good, and dwell forevermore. Psalm 37.27
