When 2 Corinthians 1:20 is read, "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ," the notion is often reached that, no matter what we ask, God has promised to say yes.
However, there are at least three firm reasons to reject that notion: 1) Our human experience reveals otherwise - sometimes He says "no". 2) we know he did not answer "yes" to Jesus' request to "remove this cup" (Mark 14:36). 3) What loving father doesn't sometimes say "no" for his child's benefit.
Another good reason to reject the previous notion is that the passage simply doesn't say God will always answer "yes". The passage says that the promises he "has made" are yes in Christ. Throughout Scripture, God has made promises of blessings, peace, life, etc. And these promises, the blessings ground in the Bible, are for us. When you, as a Christian, read one and ask, "Is this for me?", the answer is "yes!"
2 Corinthians 1:20 is not an endorsement to start asking God to promise to give you or do things for you, it is an endorsement to search His Word, looking for His Promises, knowing they are "yes" for you.
Jus' Sayn.
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