Matthew 7:7 – The Wonder of Awe (Just Do It)
Matthew 7:7-8 – 7″Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
Pastor Daniel challenged us to pray. We just got to do it. We know it is something that all Christians have to do, but for whatever reason, we don’t end up doing it. Matthew 7:7 says to ask, seek and knock. They are essentially interchangeable terms Jesus is telling us to ask, ask, ask or seek, seek, seek, or knock, knock, knock. In other words, in case we didn’t hear it the first time, Jesus is repeatedly imploring us to pray, pray, pray.
This is not a theological point, but with each word — ask, seek, knock — there seems to be an intensification.
Ask. Kids have wonder so they ask their parents questions all the time. Why is the sky blue? Like a child who asks his father why, Christians must never stop asking our Heavenly Father. Just ask. We are not sure so we ask God for wisdom.
Seek. Seek can be viewed as a little stronger, as in we seek the face of God. It is more than asking God to meet this need or that need. It is seeking to encounter God personally.
Knock. There are things that we know already are aligned to the will of God (i.e. Paul asking for prayer to continue to boldly preach the gospel), but Jesus tells us to keep knocking in prayer.
Now, all there is left to say is just do it.