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Explore the power of prayer and our covenant with God through biblical examples like David and Mephibosheth. Discover how righteousness grants us the right to expect to be heard and be in covenant with God. Our High Priest ensures our prayers are heard because of his love and mercy.
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The Right to Believe • Matthew 21:21-22 • Our attitude must be changed to think: Prayer first. • The believer has the right to believe. • We are not aliens—we have rights. • The picture of our covenant (1 Samuel 17:58, 18:1-4; 2 Samuel 9) • Because of David’s love for Jonathan—he didn’t know Mephibosheth (Ephesians 2:4-13, 4:17-18; Colossians 1:21; John 15:7-16) • Our right to expect to be heard is part of our covenant. • 1 Peter 3:12; Hebrews 4:14-16 • Our High Priest guarantees our being heard because of hesed (the same as David and Mephibosheth) • We have the name of Jesus. • John 16:23; Ephesians 3:15; Philippians 2:9-10; 1 John 3:22-23 • We are the seed of Abraham. • Luke 13:10-17; Galatians 3:13-14, 19-29; Romans 4:16-25. • We are the righteousness of God • 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 5:17, 3:21-22; Ephesians 6:14 • Righteousness = the right to be in covenant with God. • 1 Peter 3:12 • Isaiah 32:17, 54:17 • James 6:16; Matthew 6:33 Righteousness = the right to be in covenant with God.