Asking God For Anything
Matthew 21:22 says, “You can pray for anything, and
if you have faith, you will receive it.” NLT
The word “all” in the Greek means “anything”. It is
the word pas, and it means all, any, every, the whole.
This is the passage that talks about commanding our
mountains (obstacles) to be uprooted and removed out of our way, and it would
obey us.
Many church denominations are in agreement that
Matthew 21:22 is not really referring to “anything”, when Jesus said that you
can pray for anything and it would be ours if we have faith. They feel
that the word “anything” means “some things”, and especially spiritual
things. Other than the spiritual, and divine healing, the rest of man (or
woman) is neglected.
God created us spirit, soul and body. Plus,
we operate in a world that is governed by economics.
God wants to minister to every part of us and bring
wholeness. He wants to bring healing and breakthrough in any area of our
lives in which we need it. And not only for us, but also for our family
members, loved ones and others.
I heard the Lord speak to my inner spirit a few
days ago the phrase: “the whole nine yards”. He was saying that He
wants to bless His children with the “whole nine yards”.
This idiom is a figure of speech that
means: “the whole thing; complete; all of it”. He is saying to not
just ask Him for a few things, or to feel like you have to pick and
choose. That’s what religion tells you. Religion always puts God in
a box … to limit Him, and also tries to box us in too.
Even if, at one point, God told you to ask Him for
what you wanted the very most, that was a prophetic act for that moment in
time. In no way would God limit Himself to just doing one miracle.
Sometimes the Lord highlights, in our lives, what
we want the very most because it’s the most sensitive area of our hearts.
Sometimes He wants permission to gently touch those very sensitive areas, and
to assure us that He desires those things for us as much as we want it, and
that He cares.
God wants to give us our heart’s desires, just as
long as we put the Lord first and don’t have any other idols above Him.
God is saying to present Him with the entire list
of everything you would like Him to do in your life, and declare to Him that He’s Able to do it. Begin to call
things into existence (Romans 4:17). Check it off your list when God brings it
to pass.
Romans 4:17-22 says:
17 As it is written, I have made you the father of
many nations. [He was appointed our father] in the sight of God in whom he
believed, who gives life to the dead and speaks of the nonexistent things that
[He has foretold and promised] as if they [already] existed.
18 [For Abraham, human reason for] hope being gone,
hoped in faith that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been
promised, So [numberless] shall your descendants be.
19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered
the [utter] impotence of his own body, which was as good as dead because he was
about a hundred years old, or [when he considered] the barrenness of Sarah's
[deadened] womb.
20 No unbelief or distrust made him waver
(doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was
empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God,
21 Fully satisfied and assured that God was able
and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.
22 That is why his faith was credited to him as
righteousness (right standing with God).
AMP
Getting back to Matthew 21:22 about asking God for
anything … it’s like in my spirit I can hear some people saying, “Yes, but what
about the Scripture that says that you ask, but do not receive, because you ask
amiss.”
We will examine this passage to see what James was
talking about. The Scripture reference is James 4:3. To understand this
verse, we must look at the context of James’ letter. We will begin at
Chapter 3, Verse 1.
For God so loved this world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God did not send His Son into this world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him would be saved.
The thief (Satan the devil) comes only for to kill, steal and destroy. But Jesus has come to give us life, and life more abundantly, until it overflows.
I urge you to come to the Cross today and receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord. He will wash away all your sins and make you as clean and white as fresh snow.
Just pray this prayer and mean it with your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus (if you are not able to call him Lord yet, then just say "Jesus")
I receive You as my Savior and Lord. I give my life over to You. I believe that You died and rose again, and that if I call on the Name of the Lord I shall be saved.
I accept you into my heart right now, and confess that You are Lord and have risen from the dead and forever live to make intercession for me.
Thank You for washing my heart pure and clean and making me whole, and for giving me peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Thank You that now I am a new creature in Christ Jesus. The old has gone and the new has come.
And there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh (carnality and sin), but walk after the Spirit. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, I believe you got born again and are now heaven bound and will be with the Lord forever and have eternal life. Your sins are now forgiven. You are accepted in the Beloved.
I would encourage you to find a good Bible based local church to help you grow in your faith, to learn the Word of God, to praise and worship Him, and to have fellowship with the saints.
Serving Christ is the best decision you will ever make.
God bless you!!!
