If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer
“ If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” ~Matthew 21:22
This teaching of Jesus, that faith will bring answers to prayer, keeps popping up. It’s in Matthew 17 & 21, Mark 11 and Luke 17. Similar instruction is scattered throughout scripture. Psalms 25 is a beautiful example of this, David pouring out his trust in God, begging for forgiveness and guidance. He ends with, “Redeem Your people, Oh God!” David did not see this in His lifetime, but God answered this prayer with Jesus many many generations later.
Lord, I turn to You.
My God, I trust in You.
Do not let me be disgraced;
do not let my enemies gloat over me.
No one who waits for You
will be disgraced;
those who act treacherously without cause
will be disgraced.
Make Your ways known to me, Lord;
teach me Your paths.
Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
for You are the God of my salvation;
I wait for You all day long.
Remember, Lord, Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
or my acts of rebellion;
in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me
because of Your goodness, Lord.
The Lord is good and upright;
therefore He shows sinners the way.
He leads the humble in what is right
and teaches them His way.
All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth
to those who keep His covenant and decrees.
Because of Your name, Yahweh,
forgive my sin, for it is great.
Who is the man who fears the Lord?
He will show him the way he should choose.
He will live a good life,
and his descendants will inherit the land.
The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.
My eyes are always on the Lord,
for He will pull my feet out of the net.
Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.
The distresses of my heart increase;
bring me out of my sufferings.
Consider my affliction and trouble,
and take away all my sins.
Consider my enemies; they are numerous,
and they hate me violently.
Guard me and deliver me;
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in You.
May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for You.
God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.
Have a blessed day!
Bonnie
Blessed Be Boutique
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