Matthew 21:22 - Believe your prayers will be answered

“And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Matthew 21:22

What a wonderful promise that Jesus gave us in Matthew 21:22. We read these words, but the question is do we believe them? God wants us to believe them. That is why He put it in His Word. He even gave a story to encourage our faith. He told the story of the fig tree. He was walking with the disciples He came upon a fig tree. He was hungry and saw some leaves but nothing to eat on it. He spoke to the fig tree and told it to have no fruit on it ever again. Then the fig tree withered away soon. When the disciples saw this they asked “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?” (Matthew 21:20). Jesus said “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive” (Matthew 21:21-22). Hebrews 11:1 tells us what faith is. It says “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” “He wants us to have the confident assurance that something we are praying about and believing God for is going to happen. It also tells us that we should not have doubt in our hearts concerning what are praying for either. We need to have faith and believe. Oh, if only the body of Christ would rise up and believe this way once again. May our faith be strong. May our prayers be absolutely limitless! Today’s verse is a wonderful promise to you and I. His Word doesn’t lie. May we pray, oh, so much more than we do.

Father, may we be able to take Your Word as it is. May faith rise up in us. May we believe that You are willing and able to answer our prayer requests. May we have no doubt in our minds or hearts. May we have the confident assurance that the things we are praying about and believing God for are going to happen. And may we begin to pray, oh, so much more than we already do. Holy Spirit, move across this world today. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.