Luke 11:9,10, “And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
Don’t let the familiarity of these verses rob you of the wonderful truths represented in them.
Ask: request, petition, desire.
Seek: to go after, to press, inquire.
Knock: to strike, to knock at a door.
All these words are action words. Actions that God says WE are to do.
Ask – This is to request and petition God with the things that you have need of or desire. Don’t assume that God will just take care of everything. He is the one who is telling us to ask. When we ask and He answers, we will recognize that He has worked. He wants us to experience His presence in our lives and this is done through answered prayer.
Seek – This represents work on our part. To seek is more than just meandering along. It’s a focus on wanting to find something. You want to grow closer to God. You want to know His will in a matter. You want to know how to live in a manner that is pleasing to Him. God says to search for the answers in the Scriptures. Be diligent and seek until you find the answer.
Knock – This is an escalation of emotion and action. We are now getting more aggressive; we are using a greater force to making our needs known. When we knock on a door we are saying, “I’m here, hear me, open up!” God is telling us in this verse that it is okay to knock on the door of heaven with our needs and desires.
God wants to be an active part of our lives. He wants us to know that He has the answers to meet every need we have. BUT, we have a part in this process – we need to: ask, seek, and knock.
God says in verse 10 that when we do these things – we will receive, we will find, and it will be opened unto us. This is a promise from God, Himself. You can believe it and you can count on it!
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