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," Proverbs 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, James 1:7 .
Believe that ye receive them] Even as soon as you ask, as the word λαμβαντετ signifies. See Daniel 9:20,21; Daniel 9:24 .