March 10

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. — Matt 7:7 BSB

Jesus never questioned how God answers prayer.

He lived in constant communion with God and spoke to Him as easily as a child speaks to a parent. He assures us that God is willing to give us whatever we need. All we have to do is ask. Of course, our asking must be genuine and earnest. If what we ask for doesn’t come, we are to seek it. If we still can’t find it, we are to knock.

We never need to fear that God will give us something harmful in place of what we ask. If we need bread, He won’t give us a stone. That’s how the world responds to many of our desires, but God is not like that. Earthly parents are kind to their children—will God be any less kind?

Our lives will be judged by their fruits, by how we live, by the character we display. Christ doesn’t care about our words of praise unless we are proving our love for Him by doing His will.