"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Savior" (1 Corinthians 1: 3).
Mathew 7: 7-11
Ask, Seek, Knock.
Ask, Seek, Knock.
7 “Keep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who keeps asking receives; he who keeps seeking finds; and to him who keeps knocking, the door will be opened. 9 Is there anyone here who, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone? 10 or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 So if you, even though you are bad, know how to give your children gifts that are good, how much more will your Father in heaven keep giving good things to those who keep asking him!
Mark 11:
Believe Jesus to grant your request.
12 The next day, as they came back from Bethany, he felt hungry. 13 Spotting in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came up to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it wasn’t fig season. 14 He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And his disciples heard what he said.
20 In the morning, as the disciples passed by, they saw the fig tree withered all the way to its roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi! Look! The fig tree that you cursed has dried up!” 22 He responded, “Have the kind of trust that comes from God! 23 Yes! I tell you that whoever does not doubt in his heart but trusts that what he says will happen can say to this mountain, ‘Go and throw yourself into the sea!’ and it will be done for him. 24 Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, trust that you are receiving it, and it will be yours.
Luke 18:
Persist in making your request.
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable, in order to impress on them that they must always keep praying and not lose heart. 2 “In a certain town, there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected other people. 3 There was also in that town a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me a judgment against the man who is trying to ruin me.’ 4 For a long time he refused; but after awhile, he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God, and I don’t respect other people; 5 but because this widow is such a bother, I will see to it that she gets justice — otherwise, she’ll keep coming and pestering me till she wears me out!’”
6 Then the Lord commented, “Notice what this corrupt judge says. 7 Now won’t God grant justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Is he delaying long over them? 8 I tell you that he will judge in their favor, and quickly! But when the Son of Man comes, will he find this trust on the earth at all?”
1 John 5:
Ask according to his (Jesus') will. Believe he has heard you.
Ask according to his (Jesus') will. Believe he has heard you.
14 This is the confidence we have in his presence: if we ask anything that accords with his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — then we know that we have what we have asked from him.
Remarks
To receive, all we have to do is: 1. Ask Jesus; 2. Trust or have faith in him to grant the request; 3. Keep asking until he grants request; and, 4. Pray according to his will.
Counsel
Never listen to, or be afraid of, anyone who says you have to give something, money or whatever, for God to answer your prayer. God created and owns everything. He does not need your money or things.
If I were hungry, I would not tell you; for the world is mine, and everything in it (Psalm 50:12).
What should you give God for his favor?
All Jesus is asking for is you acknowledge his goodness, thank him, and tell people about it. See scriptures below.
Hebrews 13:15 Through him, therefore, let us offer God a sacrifice of praise continually.[d] For this is the natural product of lips that acknowledge his name.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people,[e] the King’s priests,[f] a holy nation,[g] a people for God to possess![h] Why? In order for you to declare the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Invitation
" "On hearing this, they were stung in their hearts; and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?" Peter answered them, "Turn from sin, return to God, and each be baptized in the name of Jesus into forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Ghost!" " (Acts 2: 37 -38).
18 Keep growing in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Deliverer, Jesus the Savior. To him be the glory, both now and forever! Amen (2 Peter 3:18).
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