Keep at it!

Keep at it!

“Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 AMP

The Inspiration:

Jesus continues here with the sermon on the mount, speaking to his disciples. The crowd was at the foot of the mountain also listening, but as we know, the crowd was always present wherever Jesus went or taught. He would not be moved by the size of the crowd, but by the commitment of those who had made up their minds to follow Him. Which one am I: part of the crowd content to sit at the foot of the mountain and enjoy the lovely words I hear or a disciple, willing to climb the mountain of commitment, sit at the feet of Jesus, and then also obey all that has been commanded? I must let God know where I stand, so that He can commit great things into my hands. The challenge by Jesus to the crowd is always different from that to the disciple, which is why I must sort out my identity early enough in this race. 

The Expectation:

Today's verse asks me to ask, seek and knock. It does not say I should do it once, or maybe once in a while, but to keep at it. God is not deaf, dumb or blind, and as God, He knows me more than i know myself, but in the commitment to press on with asking, seeking or knocking, He is building up something in me. If I have learnt persistence and commitment in asking, seeking and knocking, He knows that when He commits great assignments into my hands, I can hold on, press on and keep at it, because I have learnt the secret behind getting God's approval. I note that the verse does not say when I will get all that I ask for, seek or knock for, but I have a standing assurance by God that whatever it is that I ask for, seek or knock for will be given to me. That is a promise by a God that does not lie, and whose word can be trusted for all of eternity. 

The Conclusion:

I have the promise from the One who is called the Promise-Keeper, and I have all the terms and conditions attached to what He has asked me to do. My request from God will always match his response to me, which means that my relationship with Him must be such that when He answers, I can recognise His voice, leading and demand from me. I must not come with my own ideas of what the right response should be, but I must leave room for God to be God in my life. If God sits on the throne of my heart, my asking, seeking and knocking will always align with His will. If I find myself seeking the things that only point to myself, I need to check my command centre again. Is God in total control or are there areas I still need to submit to God? He wants to be glorified in and through me, and as He answers me, the world takes notice and is drawn to Him. Would I let God be God? God's time of favour is here.