Mark 11:24

24 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 .