24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.



Ver. 24. What things soever ye desire, &c.] To an effectual prayer two things are here required: 1. An earnest desire after the thing prayed for; "the desire of the righteous shall be satisfied," Pro_10:24; but a cold suitor begs a denial. 2. A confident expectation of a gracious answer. He that prayeth and doubteth shutteth heaven’s gates against his own prayers, Jam_1:7.



Believe that ye receive them] Even as soon as you ask, as the word ëáìâáíôåô signifies. See Dan_9:20-21; Dan_9:24.