I want it D30062021
- COUPLES AND SINGLES NETWORK FOR CHRIST INITIATIVE
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min read
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CASNFCI SCRIPTURE & PRAYER FOR THE DAY
I want it
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you… everyone who asks receives; … who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. — Matthew 7:7.
Sometimes this passage in Matthew 7 puzzles me. Jesus is telling his followers that whatever they ask for, they will receive. But many of us have asked God for certain things, and we have not received them. What does Jesus mean in this teaching?
Well, we’re mistaken if we think of God as being our genie. It’s not as if God should give us a new car, a raise at work, or an A on a test simply because we ask for it.
Jesus is teaching about God’s character as he relates to us. God loves us more than any earthly father loves his children. And as part of that, God wants us to be in communication with him, asking and seeking. In all of our living, God wants what is best for us. He wants what will bless us and lead us to follow him more closely. As we learn more about God and the full life he wants for us, we ask for things that we know are in line with his will for us. Sometimes we may be mistaken about those things, but no matter what happens, God is there, loving us and providing what we need. God always wants what is best for us. We may question that sometimes, but it’s the truth.
James 4:3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
PRAYER
Lord, thank you for supplying what is best for us. Keep us focused to always know that you care no matter what. In Jesus’ name Amen
Rev. Isaac G. Y Bangalu Founder & CE
Couples & Singles Network for Christ Initiative
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