Good Morning Friends,
“Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will
give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 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!" (Matthew 7:9-11)
If you ask God for something good, will He
trick you and give you something bad? No. That would be out of character for
God, and God never acts out of character. God’s character is dominated by love
and every action of His fits within that character. You can trust God.
How about the opposite -- if you ask for
something harmful to you, will God give it to you? No. That would be out of
character for God, too. You can trust God. When you ask for something harmful
He will not give it.
There is insight in this passage into why many
of our prayers go unanswered. We are so blinded by sin and selfishness that
much of what we ask for is stone and snake. Stone is something useless that
will not meet our needs. Snake is something harmful. God doesn’t give useless
or harmful gifts. When we ask for those kinds of things, He turns us down.
There is confidence in prayer. As Paul
instructed, we can bring every request to God. “Do not be anxious about
anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present
your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6) You can trust that God will always
answer right, even when the request is wrong.
His, by Grace, Steve
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