November 3, Day 307

Today's Reading

Then Jesus said to the disciples, "Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, `May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received it, it will be yours. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too." (Mark 11:22-25 NLT)

We have been studying the model prayer. In the same way that He had taught His disciples how to pray, Jesus tied answered prayer to forgiveness. If we maintain an unforgiving spirit, it will cut off our prayer effectiveness.