“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” (Mark 11:22-24).

A couple of thoughts:

1. The Object of our Faith is GOD! – “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.”

In the context of Mark’s inspirational writing in this chapter, Jesus had cursed a fig tree while traveling back and forth to Jerusalem. Peter is astonished, and points out the withered fig tree. From there Jesus seizes the opportunity with a teaching moment on Faith and Prayer.

2. The Overcoming of Doubt! – “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.”

In other words, “doubt and do without” or “believe and receive”.

3. The Opportunity of Prayer! – “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

This should make us want to pray!