Mark
11:20-25
Jesus
Says the Disciples Can Pray for
Anything
11:20
"In the morning, as they went
along, they saw the fig tree
withered from the
roots.
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- 21
Peter remembered and said to
Jesus, 'Rabbi, look! The fig
tree you cursed has
withered!'
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- 22
'Have faith in God,' Jesus
answered.
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- 23
'I tell you the truth, if any
one says to the mountain, 'Go
throw yourself into the sea,'
and does not doubt in his
heart but believes that what
he says will happen, it will
be done from
him.
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- 24
Therefore I tell you, whatever
you ask from in prayer,
believe that you have received
it, and it will be
yours.
-
25
And when you stand praying, if
you hold anything against anyone,
forgive him, so that your Father
in heaven may forgive your
sins.'"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It
is meant to change the way
that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Pray
for Anything in the Name of Jesus
Christ
- Could
our prayers really cause a
mountain to jump into the sea?
-
- Jesus
said if we believe in the
power of God it will be done.
I do believe this because God
can grant any prayer request
He desires.
-
- But,
there are some stipulations
Jesus put on our prayers
..
- You
must be a believer
- You
must be willing to forgive and
not hold a grudge against
another person
- You
must not pray for your own
selfish
motives
- Your
request must be for the good
of God's
kingdom
Is it
ok to pray for things we want?
Sure it is! Just as a child asks
for things he/she wants from us
as parents, we can ask God for
things we want.
But
remember, we don't always give
our children everything they
want, especially when it's not
good for them; neither does
God.
I am guilty
of selfish prayer too. Let's try
to be sure and ask; but add that
we ask these things only if it is
God's will that we have our
prayers answered.
-
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
If you have
never made the commitment to
receive the love and
life-changing experience of Jesus
Christ, please take a moment to
go
here
and take the first
steps
to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First Baptist
Church in Lancaster, SC. He is
ordained from Rich Hill Baptist
in Lancaster. The website is at
http://www.makingchristknown.com
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