Title: Ask and You Shall Receive
Meta: How about this for a promise? Jesus says, "I say to you, Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened." What a promise!
Tags: prayer,knock,ask,faith,Jesus,Matthew 7:7

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How about this for a promise? You talk about a promise:

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He says, "I say to you, Ask and you shall receive;

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seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened."

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What a promise!

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You say, "Well I asked and I didn't receive."

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I am sure you didn't.

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Just about everybody in the whole room, as a Christian, could testify,

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"I asked and I didn't receive" -€” if you're talking about the first time you asked.

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What does Jesus say? He has that in the present:

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"Ask and keep on asking, knock and keep on knocking, seek and keep on seeking;

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for every one who does that, receives; every one who does that, finds;

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every one who does that, the door would be opened."

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What an incredible promise!

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It means persist in keeping on, it means patience.

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Faith and patience. (P)

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George Mueller, a lot of you know about him,

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I think there was talk about his life, maybe, in some of these book reports.

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He took care of 1200 orphans without ever asking for any support.

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He says, "I live in the spirit of prayer.

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I pray as I walk, when I lie down and when I rise,

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and the answers are always coming.

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Tens of thousands of times have my prayers been answered.

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When once I am persuaded that a thing is right, I go on praying for it.

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The great point is never to give up till the answer comes.

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The great fault of the children of God is that they do not continue in prayer,

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they do not persevere.

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If they desire anything for God's glory, they should pray until they get it." (P)

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Well, testimonies from men like Mueller are helpful sometimes, aren't they?

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Especially when those men have seen God do great things

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in fulfillment of His promises.