In Psalms, chapter seven, verse ten, the Holy Spirit teaches that the righteous can expect God to deliver and help them in times of affliction. We may appeal to God based on a clear conscience and our sincere endeavor to maintain uprightness.
We may assert spiritual integrity before God by praying, “Judge me, Oh Lord, according to my righteousness,” as in verse eight and Job twenty-nine, verse fourteen. Such a claim is not self-righteous if spoken from a sincere heart, purified by our love for God through faith, as in First John three, verse twenty-one, and James five, verse sixteen, respectively. The blessing is to pray for God’s help with a repentant heart, as in Psalms six. However, it is even better to pray to God with a clear conscience and the knowledge that we have wronged no one and have sought to love God with all our hearts.
The Apostle Paul states, “Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men,” as in Acts twenty-four, verse sixteen, Second Corinthians one, verse twelve, First Timothy one, verses five, and nineteen, Second Timoty one, verse three, and First Peter three, verse twenty-one, accordingly. And Jesus affirms in John fifteen, verse seven, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”
Today, believers can have a close relationship with God that starts with His Word, the Holy Bible. In Psalms one hundred and thirty-eight, verse two, “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” God honors His Word above His name and proves how valuable the Word of God is to Him. The Word of God and prayer to Him will save the upright in heart and deliver His people in situations they encounter.