"Sarah, if you ask, God will give it to you; if you seek him, you will find what you are looking for; if you knock, the door will open. When Sarah asks, she will receive; when she seeks, she will find; and when she knocks, God will open the door....If your son asks you for bread, would you give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, would yougive him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to you when you ask him! So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, because this is what God requires of you." Matthew 7:7-12
God expects us to continually ask him for help. In the Greek, the verbs 'ask, seek, and knock' are actions that are continual and persistent – keep on asking, keep on seeking, keep on knocking.
We can be persistent because God desires to meet our needs. And to make sure we get the point, it's repeated in verse 8 and illustrated in verses 9-11! When children ask us for a good thing, we have enough sense to not give them something harmful or useless. But do we really believe that's true about God?
This passage says it clearly: God wants us to keep asking him for good things. However, the main idea is not about us--but on the wonderful reality that God is good. The act of persistent reliance on God in prayer shows that we truly believe that God is good and will answer us. That is an active faith.
Heavenly Father, help Sarah to want to know you better so she can trust you more. Show her that you are truly good so that she will keep on asking, seeking, and knocking every day of her life. Amen
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