The Nugget:
Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
My Comment:
I still remember to this day that this verse, along with Mark 11:22, “Have faith in God,” was a favorite verse of mine. As a teenager I made this list of verses to memorize. I actually memorized this whole set and several more not included in this list over a weekend or so. I did that to prepare to bring a Wednesday night prayer meeting meditation that Pastor Laphew invited me to bring. I’m thankful that Pastor Laphew took the initiative in inviting me to share a message with the good group of faithful adults who met for prayer and Bible study at Thoburn Methodist Church in Detroit. I was the only young person in attendance. I suppose some young people back then and now might consider a prayer meeting a boring way to spend time, but I found it an encouragement and a blessing.
For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:
(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1094 for Mark 11:24.
(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1115 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Mark 11:24.
(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:
Mark 12:24. What things. Is 45:11. Mt +7:7-11. **18:19. *21:22. Lk **11:9-13. *18:1-8. Jn *14:13, 14. 15:7. *16:23-27. Ja *1:5, 6. *5:15-18. 1 J *3:22. **+5:14, 15. ye desire. 1 K 2:20. 3:5. 2 C 6:13. Col 1:9. when ye pray. Is 65:24. 1 C 14:13. 1 T 2:8. believe. T#1312. Mk 5:36. 9:23. Ex 4:30, 31. Ps 116:10. 119:66. Jon 3:5. Mt *8:13. *9:28, 29. *21:21, 22. Jn *4:49, 50. 6:68, 69. 11:22. Ro 10:14. He 10:22. *11:6. 1 J **5:14, 15. receive. or, have received. Is +*65:24. Mt 6:8. ye shall have. ver. 23. Mt 19:26. Lk +*11:9, 10. 1 J +*5:15.
mk 11.24 th4 i say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. great promise in the word of god.
this verse is easy to memorize particularly when you compare cross references
1. o thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
2. heb 11.6 but without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to god must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
3. ph 4.6 be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to god. i pe 5.7 casting all your care
on him because he cares for you. psm 55.22 cast thy burden upon the lord, and he
shall sustain thee. psm 34.6 this poor man cried, and the lord heard him, and
saved him out of all his troubles. acts 16.31 believe on the lord jesus christ and
thou shalt be saved, said paul and silas to the phillipian jailer. jn 6.47 verily, i say
unto you, he that believeth on me hath everlasting life. psm 37.4-5 delight thy
self also in the lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. vs 5 commit
thy way unto the lord: trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.