Jesus answers your prayers because He is faithful and righteous.

“In Your faithfulness answer me, and in Your righteousness.” (Ps 143:1)

“Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” (Jn 16:24)

“And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” (Jn 14:13)

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” (1Jn 5:14-15)

“If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (Jn 14:14)

“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” (Jn 15:7)

“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.” (Jn 15:16)

“And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.” (Jn 16:23)

“In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God.” (Jn 16:26,27)

“Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive, and you will have.” (Mk 11:24)

“And whatever things you ask [aiteo] in prayer [proseuche], believing [pisteuo], you will receive [lambano].” (Matt 21:22)

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (Matt 7:7-8)

“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (Lk 11:9-10)

“In You, O LORD, I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness.” (Ps 31:1)

“Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep” (Ps 36:6)

“I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.” (Ps 40:10)

“Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; incline Your ear to me, and save me.” (Ps 71:2)

“My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day, for I do not know their limits.” (Ps 71:15)

“Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?” (Ps 71:19)

“Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your law is truth.” (Ps 119:142)

“Revive me, O LORD, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.” (Ps 143:11)

“Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.” (Ps 36:5)

“O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.” (Ps 89:8)

“Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” (Lam 3:22-23)

Reading: Ps 141-143; Matt 1