Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. Everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And the door will be opened for everyone who knocks. Would any of you give your hungry child a stone, if the child asked for some bread? Would you give your child a snake if the child asked for a fish? As bad as you are, you still know how to give good gifts to your children. But your heavenly Father is even more ready to give good things to people who ask.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
Things got a little hectic this past week, and I got behind on reading my daily devotionals from Jesus Calling*. So I caught up this morning…and the thoughts for June 29th could not have paralleled better with this scripture. In part, we were reminded to call on Jesus each morning…to whisper His name and invite Him to come into our thoughts. The writer reminds us that with Jesus on our minds, we don’t face anything alone…He is right beside us to handle anything that arises.
But here’s the thing…we have to ask! We have to knock – and expect Jesus to answer! As I have mentioned in recent days, sometimes our thoughts and feelings are so jumbled that we don’t even know what to ask…and a simple plea of “LORD, You know what I need…will you help me?” is sufficient. I would caution you not to reduce your daily prayers to this on a regular basis. God wants us to lay bare our hearts and define our needs to Him. I believe this helps us to recognize when and how He does answer each one of them.
But there will be times when we simply need to “ask” or “knock”…to invite Jesus to come and sit with us…and handle things. And He will do exactly that!
Stop for a minute today and examine your life and the issues that are on your heart…the joys and the burdens. Whisper the name of Jesus, and invite Him to come and “sit a spell.” Give Him your anxieties…revel in your blessings…talk to Him about “things” and ask Him to give you exactly what you need for this day.
Philippians 4:13 tells us that “Christ gives me the strength to face anything.” Have you asked Him for strength today?
©2016 Debbie Robus
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