September 29
The Lord Jesus Christ, who cannot fail and cannot lie makes an astounding promise in Matthew 21:22. Here He says, “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” That’s a very straight forward assertion regarding the power that is afforded to the person of faith.
The key word, believe, conveys much. It involves embracing the claims of the Lord; it involves knowing who He is and what He stands for. It requires that in understanding Him, the believer empathizes with all that His character and person entail.
The one who knows Christ as Savior and Lord will align the things for which he asks in prayer with the will of God. The one who prays, believing in the integrity of the One who promised and in the veracity of His message will not ask for anything that would be counter to the Lord’s ministry or to His will.
The person who truly understands and believes and embraces the Truth that is Christ will ask nothing amiss or for selfish gain. The motivation of his asking will be to further the purpose of the Lord in the establishment of His Kingdom within the hearts of men—and that is a powerful prayer that will not be denied.
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