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.
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?
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