Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7
My brothers and sisters in Christ, whatever we ask of God by faith, believing, we shall receive. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. But too many times we get impatient and instead of waiting on God, we ask the wrong people for help, we look in the wrong places, and we knock on the wrong doors. But I want you to understand this, that, they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary and walk and not faint; so, teach us, Lord, to wait patiently on you.
Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
“Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking. Have compassion on our weaknesses and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, or for our blindness, we cannot ask, through the worthiness of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!” BCP
And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions like the heathens do, for they think they will be heard for their many words, therefore, do not be like them, for your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask him. Matthew 6:7,8
Our heavenly Father has taught us how to pray, so, rather than praying as the heathens do, pray in this manner. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen!
Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation, for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers, all things have been created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15,16
“Immortal, invisible God only wise, in light in accessible hid from our eyes, most blessed most glorious the Ancient to days, almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise. To all life thou givest, to both great and small; in all life thou livest, the true life of all; we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, and wither and perish but naught changeth thee.”
The fear of the Lord leads to life, so that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil. Proverbs 19:23
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness. Isaiah 41:10
I do not understand what I do. For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do. Romans 7:15
How many of us allow our bodies to betray us? Our minds are willing to do what is good, but our bodies continually do evil. We are reminded in Galatians chapter five, that, the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, in order to keep us from doing whatever we want. Therefore, we must be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
The God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. Daniel 3:17
How of us have the confidence in God, to believe, that he is able to deliver us from anything that we are facing? My brothers and sisters in Christ, God is able! The God we serve is able. He is able to deliver us from evil, sin, sickness, want, and need. Believe and declare with me, and believe in your heart and by the power of God, that evil has no power over us, sin has no dominion over us, sickness shall not affect our bodies, and all of our wants and needs, God will supply. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen! Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who watches over us day and night!
“The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them.” Our God is a good God!
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all; he guards all of his bones, not one of them is broken. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cries. Psalm 34
“Taste and see that the Lord is good; you’ll want for nothing if you ask. Taste and see, taste and see, the goodness of the Lord. Oh, taste and see, taste and see, the goodness of the Lord, of the Lord.”
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you, his saints! There is no want to those who fear him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but those who seek the Lord, shall not lack anything good. Psalm 34:8-10
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul, worship his holy name. Sing like never before, O my soul, I’ll worship your holy name.”
“The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning; it’s time to sing your song again. Whatever may pass and whatever lies before, let me be singing when the evening comes. You are rich in love and you are slow to anger, your name is great and your heart is kind. For all your goodness I will keep on singing, ten thousand reasons for my heart to find. Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul, worship his holy name.”