Behold the Lord's hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor His ear so dull that it cannot hear.
But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
Isaiah 59:1-2 NASB
It is sin that comes between man and God. Sin destroys the fellowship that God desires to share with us. As a holy God with eyes to pure to look upon sin with approval (Habakkuk 1:13), He will not fellowship with, or even listen to the prayers of one who is living in known sin (Psalm 66:18).
God stands ready to forgive sin, and restore the sinner, through the sacrifice Jesus made for each one of us. His arm is not too short to save. He is ready and willing to save the sinner. Jesus Christ accomplished everything necessary for the salvation of our souls.
What is lacking is the broken and contrite heart, of the repentant sinner (Psalm 55:17). What God requires of us is that we give up our sin, and turn to Him in humble submission.
It does no good to pray, to seek forgiveness, as long as we are unwilling to turn from sin. God is opposed to the proud, to those who will not submit to Him, to those who refuse to obey Him. There can be no grace for unrepentant sinners, but He gives grace to the humble, to those who in godly sorrow, confess and forsake their sin, and yield their lives to Christ (James 4:6-10; 2 Cor 7:9-10; 1 John 1:9).
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