Who Will Bring Lasting Peace?

Prayers to Which God Listens

Praying to God is by no means a futile act or an empty ceremony. In the Bible, Jehovah is called the "Hearer of prayer." (Psalm 65:2) So at any given moment, he is listening to untold numbers of prayers uttered by sincere people on earth.  Are there requirements, though, that must be met for prayers to be heard?  The Bible suggests that honest-hearted people who learn the Bible truths about God need to respond to these,becoming  "true worshipers," Who worship him "with spirit and truth." (John 4:23)   The prayers of those who do not respect his wishes are not granted:  "He that is turning his ear away from hearing [God's] law-even his prayer is something detestable." -Proverbs 28:9. 

Tragically, many religious leaders today neither teach nor pray about God's purpose to bring about peace. Rather, they pray for human governments to solve such problems,  when God's Word plainly says that "it does not belong to man who is walking to direct his step." -Jeremiah 10:23.

It was prophesied that "in the final part of the days," in our era,  lovers of peace would flow to the symbolic "mountain of the house of Jehovah" -that is, to true worship.  Such ones would make great changes in their lives:  "They will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into  pruning shears.  Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore." -Isaiah 2:2-4.

Is any group of worshipers today trying to live up to those words?  Or do all religions simply talk  about peace while promoting warfare?  The next time you meet Jehovah's Witnesses, you are invited to discuss the subject of peace with them and learn which religion  educates people to be peaceable with all. 

Next time: A UNIQUE REUNION After 30 Years

From the Awake! magazine, 2002