Asking, Seeking and Knocking

Many times, we have needs in our lives. Jesus gives us the means to meet those needs. Matthew 7:7 says "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"
So if we break it down, we need to... 

Ask- James 4:2 says ye have not because ye ask not. We often get so busy trying to make our own answers, we simply forget to ask. Asking is about CONTACT. Calling out to God- prayer. Prayer usually falls into 3 categories: Petition, or asking, Praise and Thanksgiving…and Filing Complaints. 

 Seek- Deuteronomy. 4:29 says that you will find God if you seek Him with all your heart and all your soul. Where asking is about contact, seeking is about ACTION. It’s about putting feet on your faith and actively searching for the answers.

We need to look in the right places… a book that contained all the answers…if only we had a spiritual Comforter that walks along beside us to lead us into all truths…

Knock – If I am going to knock on YOUR door, I have to go to YOUR house, where YOU dwell. I have to get close to YOU. So knocking is about PROXIMITY. It’s about getting close to Christ. James 4:8 says that if we draw near to God, He will draw near to us. If we are going to knock, we have to draw near. We draw near enough to knock by:

Coming to His House- That’s a start, but you can sit on the front row and be a long ways from God.

Coming into His presence- Through prayer and praise and meditation on His Word, come close enough to feel Him.

Walking in His way- Come close the place Jesus lives by walking the way He does; living a holy, obedient life.

Are you asking?

Are you seeking?
Are you near enough to knock?