Ep. 58 - The Biblical Formula for Answered Prayer: What Isaiah 58 Teaches About God Hearing You

About this episode

This episode explores the connection between prayer, fasting, obedience, and compassion through a study of Isaiah 58 and Matthew 25:31–46.

Why does God sometimes seem silent when we pray? Is there a biblical pattern for experiencing answered prayer? In this episode of Building Her Up, we explore the powerful connection between prayer, fasting, obedience, and compassion through a deep study of Isaiah 58 and Matthew 25:31–46. In Isaiah 58, God confronts His people for practicing religious rituals while neglecting the needs of those around them. He reveals the kind of fasting He desires—not merely abstaining from food, but living a...

People in this episode

Host: Jazmin Ruiz

Topics covered

• answered prayer
• fasting
• obedience
• compassion
• biblical teachings

Keywords

• answered prayer
• Isaiah 58
• Matthew 25
• fasting
• obedience
• compassion
• God's silence

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Isaiah 58, Matthew 25:31–46

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