Jesus Said: December 21, 2007
12.21.07
"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." (Luke 11:9-10 KJV)
Once we accept Jesus into our lives we literally become one of His disciples, I often imagine what it would have been like to be one of His very first disciples as they walked the earth with Him. To be a witness to the wonderful miracles and teaching, to be in awe or fear of what they saw at times. I am sure they had lots of questions and confusion far beyond what we read in the Gospels, just as we do today. Often those questions are about praying and receiving those prayers.
In the above verses Jesus explains to them in order to receive all they have to do is Ask, Seek, and Knock. The first step is to Ask Him, He already knows what you are in need of, He just wants you to ask Him for it. The second step is to Seek Him, He wants you to know all and enjoy learning about Him. We will never know everything there is to know about the Lord, but we can seek Him to learn as much as possible until we meet Him face to face and as you seek Him He will give you what you are in need of. The third step is to Knock, for every door that closes, a new one opens. The Lord waits for the right opportunity to answer you, If you are not getting an answer keep knocking, no matter how long it takes keep on knocking. When our focus is more on our need than on Him He will make us stand there knocking until we realize that we need to spend more time with Him.
Nearly all the prayers we have can be answered, it is just a matter of taking the time to Ask, Seek, and Knock. During all this God teaches us many things, we become wiser, humble, patient, kinder, and most of all we become stronger in our fatih towards the Lord, which is what He desires more than anything. However, some prayers are not meant to be answered at the time we ask them, but will reveal themselves when the time is right.
You are blessed far beyond what you think already, but when you put your faith and trust in the Lord and seek Him above all earthly desires you will watch your blessings pour in even greater than you imagine. God takes care of all our needs when we Ask, Seek, and Knock first.
