“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. And this is His commandment, that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.” (I John 3: 22-23)
Someone has said that God answers every prayer we pray with either “yes,” “no,” or “later.” Whenever He gives us an answer to our petition it is because we please Him in keeping the two commandments in our text. The two specific commandments He gives here are, in this order, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and second, loving others.
We should not expect God to answer the prayer of someone who rejects Jesus, the Son of God, not believing in Him for salvation. He who loves us so much that He sent His only Son to pay our sin debt expects us to love others.
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