The will of God is revealed to us in His Law– this is His good, pleasing, and perfect will, as the Psalms say over and over again. If we ask anything according to His will, the apostle John says, He hears us, and we receive what we ask. James here is saying the same thing: if we ask as our Lord Jesus Christ asked and commanded, that the Father’s will be done on earth that it is in heaven, we will always receive what we ask for.

God grant us release from sinful desires, which war against our souls and seek anything but the fulfillment of the Law of God, and repentance when we fall short.