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MARK 11:24 NASB 24 "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted you.
The Greek word translated "received" is lambano, which means to actively receive. In English we use the word "take" to describe actively receiving.
For example, the following scriptures contain the Greek word, "lambano." This may help you get a better understanding of what receive means when it translates this word, lambano.
MARK 12:8 NKJ 8 "And they TOOK him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.
JOHN 19:6 NKJ 6 ...Pilate said to them, "You TAKE Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him."
As the above passages show, sometimes lambano is translated as take or took -- and is not at all passive, but very active.
MARK 11:24 SWANN 24 Therefore, I exhort you, All things whatever you pray for and ask, have faith that you have taken hold, and it shall be for you.
So, this verse is saying to us that when we pray, we are to believe we take what we are asking for, and then we will have those things.
How can we do that?
We must take them by faith. How do we "take them by faith?" We release words of faith based on what God has said in His Word, the Bible.
We are not talking about forcing God to do something, but to receive (or take) what is already offered.
How can you "believe you have received" something before you see it? Easy! You just need credible evidence.
If someone you trusted told you they had deposited money in your bank account, you would not need to physically go to the bank and see the cash before rejoicing.
Well, God -- who cannot lie -- has told us many things in His Word. When we pray in line with what God's Word already says is ours, that is our evidence on which we can base our belief.
When God says it -- we can believe it. So that is our evidence by which we can "believe we receive" something when we pray. So, by our faith, we "take it."
(We are not taking it from God. He has already given it to us.)
SAY THIS: When I pray I am supposed to "take" the answer by faith.
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Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
It is not enough to turn from evil. We can clean the putrid things out of our lives and hearts, but if we do not actively pursue what is good, then a worse evil can rush into the void, and our second condition becomes worse than the first (Matthew 12:43-45). So, let's be people who turn from evil, become eager to do what is good, and with a passion choose to "wage peace."
O Father, please let me be an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, use me to share your love and grace. Where there is injury, sin, and brokenness, please use me to bring healing, forgiveness, and comfort. Please, Abba Father, use me to do your good work in my broken world as I seek to live at peace with all people. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
God reminds us that our words and the way we use our speech significantly impact the quality of life we will enjoy. Nothing cuts short a vibrant life like evil speech and the lies we tell. These deadly evils unleash deception and destruction that we cannot control. This unleashed poisonous power not only harms those about whom and to whom we speak, but evil words and lies eventually boomerang, coming back to bring their deadly payload into our own lives. Let's be people who speak what is right, good, wholesome, holy, true, and a blessing (Ephesians 4:20-5:12).
Holy and Righteous God, my Father, purify my heart. Please cleanse my words of all deceit, slander, vulgarity, wickedness, untruth, exaggeration, mean-spiritedness, distortion, guile, and words that wound. May the words of my mouth and the intentions of my heart be pleasing to you, O God, my LORD and my Redeemer. In Jesus' name. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Is there any greater definition of what a parent's role is than this? Let's make sure that in the swirling demands and involvements of our lives we do not forget the MAIN thing that God has given us as parents, teachers, and friends to do in the lives of children we love.
O Master, LORD God my Savior and Sustainer, my Abba Father, please keep my heart set on your priorities with the children in my life. In Jesus' name, I beg for this grace to be true. Amen.
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