Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! - Matthew 7:9-11 (ESV)
What do we expect from our Lord when we petition Him in prayer? Perhaps the idea of prayer is one that God hears us irrespective of the fact that we have a relationship to Him. When we make our requests to God in prayer, do we believe that He will answer? Really believe? The lead in to these verses is the promise that if we ask, we will receive, if we seek we will find, and if we knock it will be opened. We are promised in this verse that just as we give good gifts to our children, God our Father more assuredly gives good things to us when we ask Him. If we look at the larger context of this passage, (just a small clip from the chapter) we find the instruction to take care that our life is without offence to others, to our friends and family, our spouse, and those we are accountable to. Such offenses cloud both the asking and the seeing our requests fulfilled. And make sure that our life is bearing spiritual fruit. It is the fruit of our lives that proves our faith and devotion in God.
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