ASK! BELIEVE! RECEIVE!
PRAYER SCRIPTURE
Mark 11:24, New King James Version
Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
PRAYER TEACHING
Jesus is talking here. He says to you and me: Whatever things you desire, whatever things you ask, when you pray — Believe. Receive. Have. Does this just mean anything at all? It has to be something in line with God’s Word. For example, it is God’s Word
that you be healed and be healthy. It is God’s Word that you cast all your worries and cares on Him and prosper or succeed in life. You can pray and receive that. It is not God’s word that you pray and receive another person’s spouse. They are already married. It is not God’s Word that you get wealthy by stealing from people. I could go on, but you get the idea.
What is believing? It is trusting someone or something. It is accepting something as true and knowing that it is true for you. If I believe your word, I know that you will do what you say. We have to treat God’s Word the same way. If He said it, then it is true for me. It is mine. It doesn’t make any difference what contrary circumstances or situations say, it is true for me. It doesn’t make any difference what someone may say, which may be a contradiction to God’s Word, I believe Him.
Here is an example in real life. If my husband tells me he will meet me at a certain place at a certain time, I know he will. If for some reason he is late, I still know that he will meet me or he would have told me otherwise. I don’t start saying he isn’t coming. That is foolish. Even so, if God says something in His word, such as, You are healed, it is true, regardless of what it looks like to the contrary direction. I am healed. That’s it. No more discussion about it. I believe.
Believe! You receive when you believe! You have it! That’s the way it is. There is noother option. Jesus said it. He never lies.
PRAYER QUOTE
I PRAY! I BELIEVE! I HAVE IT!