Ask, Seek, Knock

 

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How much do you want something from God?

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Matthew 7:7-8 King James Version (KJV)

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.

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Newton’s Third Law:

Formally stated, Newton’s third law is: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

The statement means that in every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object.

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This physical law also has other applications.

If we are a student, the more we study, and work, the better our results.

If we are an employee, the more, and better, we work, the better chances of advancement.

The more we show love to others, hopefully, we change our environment, and the more love we receive.

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In the spiritual realm, the more we pray, with the right heart, the more we will see our prayers answered.

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In both the physical and spiritual world, more results come from more sincere effort.

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Jesus explained that how much passion that goes into our prayer life is related to how much God responds.

When we ask, we receive.

When we seek, which is more effort, we will find.

And when we knock, which is more rigorous, we will open the door to what we desire.

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I have heard this best explained this way:

To ask God for something, is to receive it. God will put a deposit in our spiritual “bank.”

To seek God for something, is to go the bank and find it deposited there, so we are assured.

But when we knock on heaven’s gate, is when we actively make the withdrawal. We do not leave the bank until we get what we came for!

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Most of us are guilty of “tired prayer.”

We pray, but the passion and energy is missing.

Jesus mentioned “vain repetitions” as an example.

So God is about as interested as we are.

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I have met so many people who just ask weakly, and then give up.

There are other times, the prayers get more intense.

Then, there are those who knock down heaven’s gates, and go into real travail, to touch God with their need.

The travail has to be real, not faked.

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I recall wanting once the baptism of the holy spirit.

I went to prayer meetings and had people pray with me… nothing.

But, when I finally waited for all to leave the house (I did not want to be disturbed), locked all doors, turned off all phones, and got down on my knees, and pushed through, I did receive the gift of tongues.

I told God I was not getting off my knees, I would stay on my knees forever if necessary, until I had more of Him. I was knocking!

And that is when he responded. Suddenly, a beautiful prayer language flowed out of me!

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I have a friend who stopped eating due to sorrow, and cried out to God for days for deliverance from a demon.

He said he was like a frantic child crying out for its parent to come, and save him from his distress.

He clung to God and would not let go.

He cried, and wailed from pain, and his desperation reached heaven.

He was delivered, and the demon never returned.

He was knocking.

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Deliverance can be a hard issue, where one prays and nothing happens.

Many times, I pray with earnest people and see them freed.

But, I have also prayed with people and not seen results, except the demon manifests and argues back.

I am putting forth effort, but the afflicted person is not putting their passion and heart into it.

They have to knock, not just ask, to be free.

The freedom is there for them, but they have to “make the withdrawal.”

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How badly do you want God to answer your petition?

He will respond with the same energy that you send Him.

I encourage all to offer up more passionate prayers, to knock down heaven’s gates for what you need from Him.

Do not just say “give me this,” then go about your other business. That approach may take 20 years to get an answer.

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We saints are about out of time on this earth.

Dark forces are here to oppose and defeat us.

We either win…. or lose badly.

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