"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. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."
This is yet another one of the most treasured lessons to be found in the New Testament. Herein, Jesus makes an open ended promise to those of us who make up His Church, that anything we might want, or need, is there simply for the asking.
There are many among today's isms, who will try to put limitations on the promise Jesus makes herein by implying that one must jump through a series of hoops, or live a certain lifestyle to be worthy of the promise. That contention is just simply wrong! In fact, to qualify for and to be able to participate in the fruits of this promise, one must only place one's faith in the power of God through Jesus Christ to provide.
Many of us are guilty of limiting our prayer requests to those things for which we might perceive ourselves to be worthy. So long as we are in the flesh, we will NEVER be WORTHY of anything. However, because of our perfection through the blood of Jesus Christ, and having been justified by our faith in Him, we are eligible for the blessedness of God and His unending grace toward us.
To make a long story short, if you are child of God and you are in need of something, or if you are a child of God and simply WANT something, all you have to do is ask for it through Jesus Christ, KNOWING that your prayer will be answered, and you will get exactly what you asked for.
By being the children of God we are the brothers and sisters of Jesus Himself. Just as the lesson says inessence, God will take very good care of His own.~
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