Matthew
7:7-8
As
a Christian these verses taken from the gospel of Matthew display how it is
that we obtain the vision and will God has for our lives. To obtain what it is
that God has for you, to walk in the will of God and to ensure your eternal
resting place these three steps outlined below must be taken… First, you must ask
God; this means that you inquire of Him and develop a relationship with Him
knowing that He is the source of your being and happiness. Asking implies that
there is a (n) answer you seek and Jesus is reminding us today that God has all
the answers and we must indeed turn and ask the proper person to find the
correct answer… The bible says we have not because we ask not!!! After
asking God, the Second thing you must do is seek Him; a lot of
times we take the first step but become frustrated and irritated with the
second… The bible says that God will supply all your needs according to His
riches in glory in many people quote this scripture to imply that God will give
you everything you ask for at the drop of a hat; however the bible also says in
Jeremiah 29:13 that, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all
your heart.” Study God’s word, fast, and pray with earnest. The sword (word
of God) is the only offensive weapon in the armor of God that can inflect
wounds that are fatal! We are called to seek God’s answer by reading His word
and piercing through the obstacles before us killing the life within them… When
one seeks, they desire to have, they pursue, they endure; today let us
understand that the answer lies in the word of God and it may not be visible
immediately… After asking and seeking, the third thing we must do is
knock; this is the most important decision that a Christian must make, to knock
means that there is something separating you from where you want to be and
where you are at the present time. When you knock on a door, you are
awaiting the door to be opened and you stand in anticipation. We must knock
on the door of heaven, but we must also knock down the obstacle that WILL
be placed in front of us as we seek to live within God’s will. There will be
many things that come into our lives to distract us, but when we knock after
asking and seeking; we are telling God these obstacle will not stop me from
obtaining my Blessing and vision for my life. We have been given the ability to
come boldly before the thrown of God, let us knock down the things in our
lives that are separating us from the True Answers of Christ, let us knock
down the walls that have been placed between us and salvation and let us knock
down the barriers that are keeping us from obtaining the will of God and His
precious gift of Salvation… Going deeper in this concept of knocking, let us
understand that to knock on something it must be before us… We ask God for
things, we seek Him and a lot of times we miss the door He has placed before us
because it isn’t the door we expected… There are some doors God has opened
and some that He is trying to close… Some of the doors in our lives are
people (seek God to know whether it should be opened or closed), some of the
obstacles are bad habits, some of the barriers are past failures and Jesus is
saying that we must stop seeking vain glory, ask God for a breakthrough, become
so tired of the bad habits that we seek and endure the nights of loneliness
(the door before you) to receive a (n) answer and knock down the barrier to
walk lockstep with the Lord!
SO,
ASK, SEEK, and KNOCK!!!! Surely you will find what you stand in need of even if
it isn’t what you expected!!!!
BE BLESSED!!!
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