"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who
asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man of you,
if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a
fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven
give good things to those who ask him! Matthew 7: 7-11
Everything Jesus told us would happen actually come
true: from His death to His resurrection, and to His glorious ascension to
heaven. Jesus spoke exactly what His Father told him to say and we know it was
always the truth. As a matter of
fact, Jesus is the truth (John 14:6). While
living among us, He said what He meant and meant what He said. If it wasn’t
okay to go to God with our needs then Jesus wouldn’t have told us to do so. The
bigger question is: What should we pray about? Most people go to God with the
big issues. Some people do not pray until a negative prognosis or when they are
drowning in difficulties. The truth is that God cares about every area of our
lives. He wants to e part of everything we do. He wants to know about that
broken toe nail as well as the tumor. He loves to hear from you. Nothing is too
big or too small. You are not a burden. He loves you that much. Y can tell me
anything. He wants to know about your needs because he wants to meet them. He wants
you well. He wants you happy. Listen, Jesus said in John 15:7 “If ye abide in me, and my words abide
in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” It is
really that simple.
Friends,
the reason why some people don’t ask is because they don’t believe that God has
the ability to give or the needs are too great. Truthfully, nothing is greater
than God. He has the power and the will to meet all of your needs. All He
requires is for you to trust him. Once you stop holding on to everything and
release them all to God capable hand and trust that He will do what He
promised, only then will He works in your favor. Asks is the primary step in
getting your needs met and trust is the condition to experience the power of
God in all its fullness, and treat other well is what seals it all together.
God wants us to treat others well. To treat others well if you want your
prayers answered is the one part most people seem to miss. Listen, when it
comes to His children, God loves us all. It is important to Him that we treat
each other with love and respect because we were all made in His image and
Jesus died for all of the children of God. In God’ eye all the children are
equal, from the beggar at the corner of the street to the kings and the rulers
of this world. Listen, talk to God about
everything. Trust Him and treat each other well and experience the fruits of answered
prayers.
Father
how grateful I am for the clarity of your word today! Thank you for being a
Father I can come to with all my concerns.
Thank you for loving me. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
Praise
the Lord!
