1 John 5:15 Meaning and Explanation
“And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
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What Does 1 John 5:15 Mean?
John builds on the confidence of prayer. If we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, then we know we have the petitions we desired of Him. Being heard is as good as receiving.
Such is the certainty of answered prayer that John speaks of the request as already granted. If God hears, the answer is sure, even before it is seen. This is the confidence of a child who trusts a faithful Father. John assures his readers that prayer according to God's will is never wasted or ignored. To know we are heard is to rest in the knowledge that what we have rightly asked is already ours in God's good time.
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What does 1 John 5:15 mean?
If we know God hears us, we know that we already have what we have asked of Him.