ASK! (Ask, Seek, Knock) - God knows ALL things and yes what Christians need whether we ask or not, but prayer is the means God has chosen to bring about the answers. Jesus is not saying that believers always get what they ask for -wrong motives for example will hinder answers to prayer. Some examples of wrong motives...seeking glory from others, greed and the love of money, selfish desire for personal gain, entitlement and so on. God delights in the prayer of faith and He promises to give us what we need. -
Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? -Matthew 6:26 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. -Matthew 7:7 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. -James 4:3
Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? -Matthew 6:26
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. -Matthew 7:7
And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. -James 4:3
DIVINE WORDS BY DIANE
Diane Hemphill Moseley