I Know in Whom I have Believed

Knowing God intimately is an absolute and essential ingredient to a fervent and effective prayer life. Far too many believers today struggle to pray and that struggle seems to be fostered by a failure to know the God they approach in prayer. Paul told Timothy that he knew in whom he had believed and was confident in His ability (2 Timothy 1:12). David in his great prayer of confidence in Psalm 17 called upon a God who he knew would uphold his steps and keep him from stumbling, listen to him and hear him when he called, show His lovingkindness, keep him as the apple of His eye, and hide him under the shadow of His wings. He knew in whom he believed. Today, what we need is not more prayer to an unknown God, but confident prayer directed toward a God that we have come to know personally.