Q. Please if you have time tell me what is the meaning of whatsoever in the verse below, does it include games of chance or not?
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. -Matthew 21v22
Coach Avis:
No, this verse does not include games of chance. Read these additional scriptures.
- 1 John 3:22 - And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
- James 4:3 - Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss (wrongly), that ye may consume it upon your lusts (sinful pleasures).
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 - Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Games of chance do not glorify God. They are the world's means to gain wealth instead of trusting God as Jehovah Jireh, our Provider. But we're guilty of doing that every payday, we put our trust in working to receive a paycheck when God is our Source. He has dealt with me about that and it is to His credit that I can truly say, I walk and live by faith. Each day, He proves Himself over and over again. I'm constantly seeking Him in that area among others. We cannot continue to be carnally minded (use five senses) Christians but truly transformed with a renewed mind, a new spiritual creation.
Not sure of the exact percentage but rumor has it at least 75% (and some say higher) of lottery winners go bankrupt within five years of their winnings. God only blesses what He has sanctioned. We have been made the righteousness (just) of God by faith, and the righteous shall live by faith, not by "games of chance."
- Romans 1:17 - For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
- Numbers 23:8 - How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?


