Matthew 7:7-12
“7Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9“Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 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 those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Bonhoeffer has many great quotes in the book “Cost of Discipleship.” This quote is from chapter 18.
“The disciples are taught to pray, and so they learn that the only way to reach others is by praying to God. Judgement and forgiveness are always in the hands of God. He closes and the opens. But the disciples must ask, they must seek and knock, and then God will hear them. They have to learn that their anxiety and concern for others must drive them to intercession.”
“The promise Christ gives to their prayer is the doughtiest (boldest) weapon in their armoury.”
Do you know someone that needs a touch from the Master? Pray for him/her..ask, seek, knock…God will hear you!!!
God Bless!!
