Keep Asking

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8

Ask, seek, and knock. These are simple and straightforward instructions. The Greek text here gives the sense of continual action. Ask and keep on asking. Seek and keep on seeking. Knock and keep on knocking. As you continue to ask, you will eventually receive. As you continue to seek, you will eventually find. As you continue to knock, it will eventually be opened to you. God wants us to be persistent in our quest to know Him, to follow His will, and to experience the fullness of the abundant life He wants us to know.

Perhaps we can also see an element of resourcefulness. When you have a need, begin by asking. If that doesn’t work, go looking. If your search brings you to a closed door, start knocking. We have a tendency to give up too easily. Are there things that you have prayed for but have not received? Are you still praying for them? For each of those unanswered prayers, is there a trail along which you have actively and tirelessly sought for the answer? If so, are you still seeking? Is it time to widen your search area? As you have prayed and sought for the answer, have you encountered closed doors that make it seem impossible for God to come through? Did you knock? Are you still knocking? Persistence is often the key to answered prayer.