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The Gospel According to Matthew 4:4

The Gospel According to Mark 1122, 24

All commentary and study notes are prefaced/edited by Dr. Riktor Von Zhades

22 And Jesus answered, and said unto them, Have the faith in God. 24 Therefore I say unto you, Whatsoever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye shall have it, and it shall be done unto you.

Brethren:

Today’s commentary is excerpted from Matthew Henry’s study of the entire Bible.

“Through the strength and power of God in Christ, the greatest difficulty shall be got over, and the thing shall be effected. And therefore, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray believe that ye shall receive them; nay, believe that ye do receive them, and he that has power to give them, saith, Ye shall have them. I say unto you, Ye shall. Verily I say unto you, Ye shall.

Now this is to be applied: To that faith of miracles which the apostles and first preachers of the gospel were endued with, which did wonders in things natural, healing the sick, raising the dead, casting out devils; these were, in effect, the removing of mountains. The apostles speak of a faith which would do that, and yet might be found where holy love was not, (Read 1 Corinthians 13:2). [Likewise] it may be applied to that miracle of faith, which all true Christians are endued with, which doeth wonders in things spiritual. It justifies us (Read Romans 5:1), and so removes the mountains of guilt, and casts them into the depths of the sea, never to rise up in judgment against us, (Read Micah 7:19). It purifies the heart (Read Acts 15:9), and so removes mountains of corruption, and makes them plains before the grace of God, (Read Zechariah 4:7).

It is by faith that the world is conquered, Satan’s fiery darts are quenched, a soul is crucified with Christ, and yet lives; by faith we set the Lord always before us, and see him that is invisible, and have him present to our minds; and this is effectual to remove mountains, for at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, the mountains were not only moved, but removed, (Read Psalm 114:4-7)."