Sunday, May 18 I will listen to you.​—Jer. 29:12.

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Sunday, May 18

I will listen to you.—Jer. 29:12.

 

Jehovah promises to listen to our prayers. Our God loves his faithful worshippers, so he will never ignore their prayers. (Ps. 10:17; 37:28) However, this does not mean that he will grant us all our requests. We may have to wait until the new world before we receive some of the things we ask for. Jehovah considers how our requests relate to his overall purpose. (Isa. 55:8, 9) Part of that purpose includes filling the earth with men and women who are joyfully united under his rulership. But Satan claims that humans would be better off ruling themselves. (Gen. 3:1-5) To prove that the Devil’s claim is a lie, Jehovah has allowed humans to govern themselves. Yet, human rule has caused many of the problems we face today. (Eccl. 8:9) We understand that Jehovah will not remove all these problems at this time. w23.11 21 ¶4-5

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Humans don’t listen nearly as well as God does. He even knows what we need before we even ask Him.