Faith Capsule: Asking is a demonstration of faith.
Matthew 7
What God says He will do is a done deal for anyone that knows to engage His word faithfully. The Creative creator is true and cannot lie. Psalmist testified, “As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” (Psalm 18:30) Proverbs 30:8 stated, “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.” The book of Hebrews 12:4 buttressed, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” God was so sure about how His word is authentic when He stated, “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:11) Considering the scriptural verses above, we are to wonder why it is so difficult for man to give self to the word of God.
Are you facing any challenge that seems to be bringing your world to a standstill? Is it a challenge that shuts all doors for breakthrough? The only prescription that was prescribed by the Eternal surgeon, the only One who reverses the irreversible is to ask. Asking without ceasing regardless of what the season offers is what Jesus meant for us. The book of Matthew 7:7-8, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Have you been asking or assuming? There is a difference in asking and assuming that Jesus knows. Asking is a demonstration of faith. Bartimaeus the blind man cried his entire cry, got Jesus’ attention despite the thronging crowd but did not ask what exactly he wanted from Jesus. Jesus knows our problem but He wants us to ask for what we want. Have you been asking or you have only been making noise? Jesus prompted the blind Bartimaeus to ask when He questioned him, “So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” (Luke 18:40-41) What do you want Jesus to do for you? Insist, persist and resist all that hinders receiving from Him.
Prayer for today: Ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His word.