Ask...seek...knock

Scripture:

Jesus said, “Ask . . . seek . . . knock . . .everyone who asks, receives . . .What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? . . . If you then, being 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 7:1-11 NKJV

Observation:

Jesus not only gives us permission to ask, seek, and knock, but He encourages us and urges us to take all our needs to our Heavenly Father. Jesus reminds us how a good father will not give a stone to his own child who is hungry. All of us know how to give a good gift to someone we love. How much more will our heavenly Father—the all-wise God who is LOVE—give only good things to us when we ask.

Application:

It’s time to rethink my prayer life. Am I taking everything to the Lord and continuing to ask, seek, and knock, even when I have to wait for answers? Will I completely trust the “answers” God gives me, even when they are not always what I want? This parable of an earthly father giving good gifts to his son encourages me to thank the Lord for every gift, knowing there is a good reason for what God allows in my life, even when He says ‘no’ to my requests.

Prayer:

Dear Lord, give me eyes to “see” all the GOOD gifts You give me. Help me be like a small child who completely trusts his daddy. You hear every thought and prayer. You know what is best for me. I again “ask” You to lead me, to show me the way to go, to fill me with your Spirit. I thank You and praise You for being my loving Daddy whom I I can trust to care for me as long as I live. Amen.