Asking, Seeking and Knocking: Luke 11:9-10
““9) So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10) For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.” Luke 11:9-10
This comes right after the story about persistence. The idea is that we should keep seeking God. No matter our circumstances or needs, we should bring them to God and not give up.
We should ask, seek and knock. We have not because we ask not. We find not because we seek not. It is not opened to us because we fail to knock.
When these three are added together we come up with a relentless pursuit of God. When God becomes your highest pursuit everything changes.
In the pursuit of God, we change. Our morals and values change. Our emotions change. Our thoughts change. Our focus changes. Our circumstances change. Soon our relationships change.
It is not long in the persistent pursuit of God that our prayer and praise lives change. Soon, the Potter will scoop you up and place you on His potters wheel. Get ready. In the relentless pursuit of God you will be turned into a vessel for His Glory.
I started asking, seeking and knocking over fifty years ago. I could write books on my many answered prayers, revelations of God and journeys of faith.
There is one big difference between now and then. I am a far different man. My focus has changed from self to the glory of God. I now ask for bigger things, seek greater movings of God, and knock on far more doors.
The results? I have a growing reverence for the Father, I love Jesus more, and I understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit much better. As a result, more mountains are moving. More miracles are unfolding. Much more time is spent in the Spirit than in the flesh. I delight more in being in the presence of God than any earthly pursuit.
As you keep asking, seeking and knocking, you also will be caught up into a glorious pursuit of God. You will be given things you never imagined. You will discover the surpassing ways of God. Amazing doors will begin to open.
Soon the natural will give way to the supernatural. The carnal will crumble before the spiritual. Your focus will shift from self to God.
The big question is “how long should I be persistent in seeking God?” I am not talking in terms of minutes or hours. My perspective is not even days, weeks, months or years. I am now at the point of talking decades that have given way to half a century of seeking God. But even that perspective is microscopic compared to eternity.
Here is the mystery, at some point in my journey God Himself became my pursuit. Old things passed away, new things have come. My asking, seeking and knocking are very different today.
I am now seeking all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3) I ask, seek and knock for things connected to my heavenly citizenship much more than my temporary earthly residence. (Philippians 3:20-21)
Are you understanding what I am saying? Asking, seeking and knocking contain an invitation into an amazing journey of pursuing God. The goal is not an answered prayer, rather the byproduct is totally new life.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
““9) So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10) For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.” Luke 11:9-10
This comes right after the story about persistence. The idea is that we should keep seeking God. No matter our circumstances or needs, we should bring them to God and not give up.
We should ask, seek and knock. We have not because we ask not. We find not because we seek not. It is not opened to us because we fail to knock.
When these three are added together we come up with a relentless pursuit of God. When God becomes your highest pursuit everything changes.
In the pursuit of God, we change. Our morals and values change. Our emotions change. Our thoughts change. Our focus changes. Our circumstances change. Soon our relationships change.
It is not long in the persistent pursuit of God that our prayer and praise lives change. Soon, the Potter will scoop you up and place you on His potters wheel. Get ready. In the relentless pursuit of God you will be turned into a vessel for His Glory.
I started asking, seeking and knocking over fifty years ago. I could write books on my many answered prayers, revelations of God and journeys of faith.
There is one big difference between now and then. I am a far different man. My focus has changed from self to the glory of God. I now ask for bigger things, seek greater movings of God, and knock on far more doors.
The results? I have a growing reverence for the Father, I love Jesus more, and I understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit much better. As a result, more mountains are moving. More miracles are unfolding. Much more time is spent in the Spirit than in the flesh. I delight more in being in the presence of God than any earthly pursuit.
As you keep asking, seeking and knocking, you also will be caught up into a glorious pursuit of God. You will be given things you never imagined. You will discover the surpassing ways of God. Amazing doors will begin to open.
Soon the natural will give way to the supernatural. The carnal will crumble before the spiritual. Your focus will shift from self to God.
The big question is “how long should I be persistent in seeking God?” I am not talking in terms of minutes or hours. My perspective is not even days, weeks, months or years. I am now at the point of talking decades that have given way to half a century of seeking God. But even that perspective is microscopic compared to eternity.
Here is the mystery, at some point in my journey God Himself became my pursuit. Old things passed away, new things have come. My asking, seeking and knocking are very different today.
I am now seeking all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3) I ask, seek and knock for things connected to my heavenly citizenship much more than my temporary earthly residence. (Philippians 3:20-21)
Are you understanding what I am saying? Asking, seeking and knocking contain an invitation into an amazing journey of pursuing God. The goal is not an answered prayer, rather the byproduct is totally new life.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
