"The Weekly Word"

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 Ask, and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

                I loved the song right from my childhood. Seek ye first, I remember hearing it on a Christian Children’s songbook tape. I loved how innocent and simple the song sounded. Each time I heard it, I felt calming peace come over me and a quiet serenity plunging me into sleep as I usually listened to the tape at night. Yep, God truly was ushering me into his comfort as a child even though I didn’t know it.

                And now that I’ve grown up, I still love the song. Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you, alleluia! The next verse goes on to call us to ask, and seek, and knock, the words of Matthew 7:7, our verse for today. And then the last verse reminds us we do not live by bread alone, but only by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. And after each verse of the song, the word alleluia is constant!

                So my friends, are you saying alleluia to God as you ask, and seek, and knock. Truly know the doors of life are open to you, but you must ask and seek. It’s all tied together. It’s all part of the program, the journey of life, They are connected, We can’t do one or two and leave the others out.

                First, we must ask. Asking God to do something is biblical. It is not self-centered or inappropriate, but we simply cannot stop with that. Truth is, we must do them all if we expect God to work. If we don’t ask, we can’t receive, if we don’t seek, there’s no way we can possibly find. There’s a dual part on our behalf, a cause and effect. And then at the final, we must knock and only then is the door opened. Our verse doesn’t have any, maybe in there. If we follow the petitions, the asking, the seeking, and the knocking, then we will receive, we will find, and the door will be opened to us!

                So my friends, as you journey with God this week, make sure to ask, and seek, and knock. And then notice, if you do all those things how God will help you receive, and find, and he will open doors possibly you never expected to be opened.

                May your journey with God be a blessing this week. Yes, things may sometimes seem complicated, but God is the one person who will be there. When you do your part, God will most undoubtedly do his. And in the end, all will somehow be well. Alleluia!

To God be the glory

Pastor Brandon