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!!!!
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!
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