Matthew 7:7 KJV
[7] Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Today's extract is taken from the Sermon on the Mount, the first record of public preaching and teaching by Jesus according to the account of Matthew. One quick thing to note was that though a crowd followed Him at the time, He gathered His disciples to Him, led them up a high mountain, and as soon as they were all settled, He began to teach them. Yes, the crowd was there listening, but the target audience at this time were His disciples. It matters who you are, and where you stand. Access defines endowment. Identity drives benefits. Who you are determines what you get. Before I begin to claim benefits of being a disciple, am I truly one? Can I dare stand out from the crowd, and take the step of going up the mountain to where Jesus waits? To follow Jesus will demand something from me; it is a call to something higher and greater than my human mind can fathom, but God promises to make the sacrifice worth it.
Some of the promises of God are as laid out in the verse above. He wants me to ask, and as long as the right foundation has been laid, as stated above, there is a guarantee that I will receive what I have asked for. It is also instructive to note that this guarantee that I will receive what I ask for comes from the place of the ability, capacity and capability of God. Who else can say that I should ask, and I will receive, unless He has the power to do all I ask, when I ask and no matter how many of us are asking at the same time. Indeed, there is no demand on earth that can exhaust the resources of heaven. My role is to ask and receive; God's role is to give as He has promised. If anyone will fail, it can never be God. If anything will fall apart, it will not be because God did not show up. He is faithful, loyal and honest. He does not make empty promises, or lie in order to gain an advantage.
His Word is His bond. He also tells me to seek and I will find. It is also instructive to note that God does not place a limit on what I can ask or seek for; whatever the need, whatever the ask, whatever the question, God is able to do it. Is the need wisdom? Is it wealth? Whatever it is, God has it in abundance, and it is to His delight that His children show off His glory. I also note that another dimension to the blessings is open doors. He says I should knock, and it shall be opened to me. The door to be knocked is not specified here, which also means that God places no limit on where I can go, or what I can access. Reflect on this: it is only an unlimited or limitless God that can give mortal man a blank cheque to fill in with whatever the need is. Generations and dispensations have come and gone, making demands on this God, and have not been disappointed. Make the right decision today to submit to God, and watch Him do wonders. God's time of favour is here.
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