YOUR PRAYER REQUEST

TO ALL OUR PRAYER PARTNERS
lets pray for the entire Continent of Africa praying for nothing else but for God to bring a Revival that will shake Africa and prepare it for the out poring in this 2010 .

Pray for the youths to follow God's path that leads to righteousness

and finally pray for God to save souls in your locality, nation and Africa at large

Friends by so doing this God will surely bless us Amen.

YOUR DAILY VICTORY DEVOTIONALS

NEVER GIVE UP

By the beginning of this year God gave us a prophetic word: "2010, The Year Of Enlargement & Expansion".from Isaiah 54:2-3. You might have reached this point of the year without realizing the effect of the prophetic word in your life. I want to encourage you to remain focused on God's promise for your life. Don't give up. In one of Sir W. Churchill's last public appearances, he was asked to speak to an audience of college students. Weak and tired, he rose up and said 'Ladies and gentlemen, I've just one thing to articulate to you: never ever give up”. Before resuming his seat to a standing enthusiastic response. I also tell you "Don't Give Up" If you are pursuing a godly project but 'things' aren't working out, don't give up. Success is often announced by failure and preceded by stagnation. The enemy of our souls always wants to convince us to give up. But don't give up. 'The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.'' (1 Thes 5: 24). Quitters never win and winners never quit. If the devil knocks them down 7 times, they get up7 times .As long as Jesus is at the centre of our goals, Dreams, Desires and Visions, even if things looked impossible or delayed, God will see you through. God is ever faithful. He never gives us a vision without making a way for it to be fulfilled. Whatever He begins in a person, He completes it. When He opens up a door for you "no one can shut" it (Rev.3:7-8).
Many youths today are taken up by the spirit of instant gratification where by whatever they want to see in their lives, they want it there and then. But let me whisper this: you need a little more patience and knowledge of the purpose of your life. A youth with purpose believes, against all probabilities, in a God of impossibilities. This means whether it looks impossible or hard he or she will still believe God.

We Christian-youths should not easily forget what sets us a part from the people of the world.

The Bible says, "His (God's) divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him (Jesus) who called us by His own glory and goodness" (2 Pet.1:3). In other words, in Jesus, God has given His spirit to live and work in us; and in His spirit, He has given us power to succeed in any task He has mandated us to do under the sky. It's this spirit of God in those who receive Jesus that the Bible refers to as "His incomparably great power for us who believe" (Eph.1:19). This power is so great that the Bible only relates it to that which raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him at His right Hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come" (Eph.1:19-21). This is the same resurrection power residing in us today (1cor.6:19).
Fellow youths, if in us dwells God's "incomparably great power", and this power is the same that raised Jesus "from the dead and seated Him at (God's) right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and Dominion …" then this power can also raise us and our dreams/projects from the lowest point to the highest. He can raise us from the pit of Curses, Failures, Clan limitations, poverty and debts to the peak of financial security and prosperity.

He can raise you and me "far above" where we are now, in all areas of life, and far and above the limitations and control of the powers of this world and its systems.

I believe that in the remaining period of this year, God is doing a new thing in every area of your life. Whatever you though you had lost, God is not yet finished with you. Whatever He promised He will accomplish it. I see you possess your possessions in the name of Jesus.

Trust in the power of Christ's spirit .The Bible says that "if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his spirit, who lives in you " (Rom.8:11) If this spirit- power could conquer man's most unconquerable enemy-death -and raise Jesus From the grave to the sky, He can raise us and our dreams from the scratch to the sky.

This is the spirit who breathes new life into the dead situations, success where there's failure and progress where there is stagnation.

The spirit of God who set the sun and the stars ablaze is enough to brighten the darkest corner of man's life. The creative power who breathed life in to every living creature on the face of the earth is enough to enable us greatly succeed in life. If He could make us sons and daughters of God in Jesus (Jn.1:12), He can enable us fully live and fulfill our purpose .But the predisposition of many Christians-youths is that they ignore the mighty spirit of Jesus in them, and instead deal with life just like any other person next to us, even a non-believer, and that largerly explains the failure and stagnation of many lives. We get worn down, because we Labour in the flesh, instead of relying on the spirit of God to work in us. But anything you do in the energy of the flesh can't go far (Zech.4:6, Jn.6:63)-and it can't fail to wear the flesh down!
As youths, we need to know that we're equipped with the mighty spirit of Jesus the same spirit of Wisdom and excellence that created the world and upholds it (Jn.17:22, Jn.20:21)!since "God placed all things under Jesus' feet and appointed Him to be Head over every thing for the church ..." (Eph.1:22)-and if this Jesus lives in us members of the church (Col.1:27) then everything under Christ's feet is under our feet ;everything that's under His sovereign control belongs to us.
In His name, we must prosper in a world where many meet failure! There's no good reason why a non-believer with an old, fallen nature (spirit) of Adam should beat a believer with the new, superior nature (spirit) of Jesus, in any godly project. If the old fallen nature of Adam can still inspire a measure of success in a non-believer, how much more would the spirit of God do in a Christian?

We of Christ must stand out and shine in a world of non-believers-

Because "Greater is He (His spirit) who is in (us) than he (the fallen spirit) who is in this world" (1Jn.1:4). God has equipped us in a way that where non-believers walk, we should be flying; where they stand out, we believers should be out standing; and if the devil dares to make non-believers outstanding, believers should simply be the standard around to be used. Isn't it?
Finally I believe as we journey towards the end of this year of possession. May God dress you with the spirit of a conqueror and enable you to possess all that is store for you.
With all the promises you have in Christ, you have no reason to fail in life. And so, never, never give up
Bril Emmanuel

YOUR DAILY VICTORY DEVOTIONALS

 YOUR DAILY MEDITATION PRAYER

The Midnight Denial (11:7)

"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' " (11:7)

The typical poor Israelite family lived in a one-room house. And in many poorer homes, the house also served as a part-time stable for the family's few sheep, goats, and chickens. All family members would sleep in the same room, sometimes on a raised platform, perhaps 18 inches higher than the floor of the rest of the house, so the family could eat and sleep without constant intrusions by their animals. Family members usually slept with their clothes on, covering themselves with the cloaks they had worn during the day. They would bed down side-by-side on straw mats rolled out at night.[2]
Getting a whole family to bed was a considerable undertaking, as parents know. Once children are asleep, parents want to keep them that way. Once the chickens were asleep, parents would want to keep them that way.
The door was locked, too. The Greek word is kleio, " 'shut, lock, bar' ... of structures, "close, lock.' "[3] The poorest homes would have had a bar across the door would have prevented the leather-hinged wood door from opening. Some homes may have been equipped with a primitive wooden lock using two- or three-pegged keys that would allow a bar to be lifted from its socket from the outside.[4]
Since the door was locked, the friend couldn't just let himself in and get the bread he needed. The father would have to get up quietly from the sleeping area, find the bread in the food storage area, and cross the area where the animals were near the door, unlock the door, and give the bread to his neighbor. There would be no way to keep the household from waking up.

Boldness vs. Passivity (11:8)

"I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs." (11:8)

As strong as his friendship with the man is, it isn't strong enough for him to wake up his whole family. But the man's "boldness" tips the scale in Jesus' parable. The Greek word is the noun anaideia, " 'persistence, impudence,' literally, 'shamelessness,' " from the verb anaideuomai, " 'be unabashed, bold,' literally 'shameless.' "[5]
The point of the parable, of course, is the importance of persistence, of never giving up. But Jesus' expression, "because of the man's shamelessness" is remarkable. The friend has no sense of decency of waiting until morning, of not disturbing his sleeping neighbor. He goes at midnight and knocks -- for some bread! And he shamelessly keeps on knocking until his neighbor gets up and shoves bread at him just to shut him up. Shamelessness! Brashness! Boldness! Chutzpah! That's what the parable illustrates.
By this time Jesus' hearers are chuckling. The picture Jesus has painted has them imagining the man out the outside pounding, and the neighbor inside stumbling over children and chickens in order to get bread to the door as fast as he can. It is a humorous story. But now Jesus makes the point.

Asking, Seeking, Knocking (11:9-10)

"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." (11:9-10)

Jesus gives us three word pairs that have to do with prayer. The first is the action, the second is the result. The first word in each pair is in the Greek present tense that can carry the idea of "action in progress in present time," the "Progressive Present."[6] Jesus command here has the effect of saying, "Do this (and keep on doing it)." The second word in each pair is in the future tense, the expectation, the promise.
The Greek words used in Jesus' command are common. Greek aiteo means "ask, ask for, demand."[7] In the case of a superior speaking to an inferior it can carry the idea "demand," as in an accounting. But here the idea is ask for, petition. The promise is Greek didomi, the common word for "give." "Ask and it will be given to you."
Greek zeteo means " 'seek, look for' in order to find." It can be used literally, as the woman seeking for a lost coin (Luke 15:8), or figuratively "try to obtain, desire to possess something ... strive for, aim (at), desire, wish."[8] The corresponding result is expressed by Greek eurisko (from which Californian's get their state Motto, "Eureka! -- I have found it"). It means literally "find, discover, come upon," and can also refer figuratively to "intellectual discovery based upon reflection, observation, examination, or investigation."[9] "Seek and you will find."
The third pair of words express the figure of seeking by knocking on a door until it is opened, just like Jesus' parable of The Friend at Midnight. "Knock and the door will be opened to you."
Are these three word pairs each designed to express something different? Should we seek the distinctions between them? They seem to me to be a good example of Hebrew synonymous parallelism. Each reinforces the other in the ways we are encouraged to think of our seeking from God -- of petitions, of finding what eludes us, and of obtaining an audience with the person inside. We are to pray -- for each of these three are ways of talking about prayer -- without ceasing. We are to pray "shamelessly," if you will. In season and out of season, not flagging in our prayers until we receive the promise, or until God answers or directs us to pray differently.
Jesus teaches a similar lesson in the Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8), where the parable is told "to show [his disciples] that they should always pray and not give up." I don't know about you, but I need this lesson of persistent, faithful, unstopping petition until the answer is received.

When God says "No" or "Not now"

Of course, God can tell us "No!" and sometimes does. The Apostle Paul had a "thorn in the flesh," some kind of affliction from Satan -- whether physical or mental or external opposition we do not know. Paul pleads with the Lord three times to take it away, but then receives the answer, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Paul accepts this answer, and now begins to glory in his weaknesses that Christ's power may rest on him.
After college, I was drafted into the US Army at the height of the Vietnam War, and, due to my degree in biology, was stationed at Fort Dietrich, Maryland, in a research laboratory. After a while I remember getting excited about going to seminary. I sent for all sorts of seminary catalogs and would pore over their pages trying to figure out where I'd like to go. One day I distinctly remember the Lord saying to me something that I can only translate in the vernacular: "Cool it!" He didn't want me looking at seminary catalogs, so I put them away. It was as if the Lord was telling me to move on, not to linger here. Not to push it. A couple of years later Jean and I found ourselves living one mile from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. We had moved there to accept a job at Cal Tech, but God had other plans for us that I hadn't even thought of. His answer to my seminary quest wasn't "No," but "Not now, not this way." He had his own way of leading me. And it was very good. I can't think of another seminary in the country that would have prepared me better for a cross-denominational ministry of Bible teaching. God knew. I didn't.

Praying with Confidence

But how can we pray confidently, boldly, if God may have something else in mind for us? How can we know we are praying according to God's will? And if we don't know, how can we pray at all?
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed, "Not my will but thine be done." Isn't that a safer kind of prayer? Instead of energetically praying for what we desire, believing God wants to give it to us, shouldn't we rather pray passively, "Do your will, not mine"?
Yes and no. Yes, we should always be seeking the Father's will, as the Lord's Prayer teaches us: "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." But no, we are not to stop at praying for the Father's will; we are definitely to ask for our own needs, too -- "our daily bread." And to pray persistently until we receive an answer.
When Jesus prays in Gethsemane, he knows that it is the Father's will that he go to the cross, but he prays in order to find another way, if that is possible (Luke 22:39-46). He agonizes in prayer for some time seeking for another way besides the cross. Matthew tells us that he prayers this prayer three times (Matthew 26:36-44). He knows the cross is what the Father has shown him. But he seeks some other way. Finally, the Father shows him no other way and he is content to say, "Yet not my will, but yours be done." And God sends angels to strengthen him as he follows the very difficult path the Father has directed him on.
Jesus' own prayer is earnest. He asks and seeks and knocks again and again. This isn't any wishy-washy "whatever you want" prayer that requires no intensity. Jesus is wholly involved in seeking. And in the end he finds the answer he seeks. There is no other way to redeem us except for him to die on the cross for our sins. He has asked and he has received. He has searched and he has found.

Asking Boldly

We are encouraged to ask boldly, knowing that we can trust God. The writer of Hebrews encourages us, "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need" (Hebrews 4:16). The word translated "confidence" (NIV) or "boldness" (KJV) is Greek parresia, " 'outspokenness, frankness, plainness' of speech that conceals nothing and passes over nothing." It can also carry the ideas of "courage, confidence, boldness, fearlessness,' especially in the presence of persons of high rank."[10]
We aren't to pray with a whimper or a whine or a whisper. No. We are to come with a confident asking, seeking, knocking. God our Father desires to hear our petitions and we are entirely open with him. Prayer is not a time to hide what is going on inside us, but to share it openly -- warts and all -- with our Father whom we know loves us and understands us and seeks good for us. We can trust him, even though we might misunderstand an issue, or ask for the wrong thing.

Trusting the Father's Good and Gracious Response (11:11-13)

You may have heard the somewhat cynical saying, "Be careful what you ask for; you might just get it." But that idea isn't found in the Bible. It assumes that God may smugly give us what he knows isn't good for us, just to show that we are stupid. The fear that we aren't praying for the right things can paralyze us, and keep us from praying earnestly at all.

"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 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 the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (11:11-13)

Trust your Father to give you good gifts, even when you ask incompletely or perhaps wrongly. He is not peevish or petulant. He loves you.
Notice that in 11:13a Jesus characterizes us humans as "evil" (Greek poneros). He doesn't assume the basic goodness of man, but the basic evil. Nevertheless, our Father does not return evil for evil, but good even when we might be praying selfishly.
Don't ever, ever fear to pray to your Father. You can trust him to do you good, and not evil. Jesus says so.

The Gift of the Holy Spirit (11:13b)

"... how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (11:13b)

Here Jesus uses the title "Father in heaven." But where we would expect Jesus to say that the Father gives good gifts to his children (as he does in Matthew 7:11), Jesus tells him that the Father will give them the Holy Spirit if they ask him. Wow! In the Old Testament the gift of the Spirit was sparse and sporadic. The Spirit was upon Moses and Samuel, upon Saul and David and the prophets. And one time the Spirit came upon the Seventy Elders who were to assist Moses. Moses says wistfully on that occasion, "I wish that all the Lord's people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!" (Numbers 11:29). Moses' longing is answered in Jesus Christ who gives us his Spirit.
The Spirit is the Father's very best gift. It is the gift of himself to dwell with us and within us forever. How marvelous! Do you long for a full portion of the Holy Spirit? Jesus promises that your Father in heaven will give you the Holy Spirit if you ask him.
So don't be satisfied with where you are or what you have. Your Father is wealthy beyond all imagination. And he wants to meet your needs with abundance, "according to his glorious riches" (Philippians 4:19). So speak up, my disciple friend. Now is not the time to be shy in his presence. Now is the time to joyously and expectantly ask and seek and knock in prayer to your Father. Don't stop. Don't quit. Expect his best gifts to be yours.

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Prayer

Heavenly Father, how I have needed to hear this message myself. Some things I have just stopped praying about. I've gotten discouraged and lazy. Forgive me. And fill me afresh with a bold faith filled with visions of the possibilities you desire to create through my prayers. I pray for my fellow disciples also. Teach us to really pray and incorporate bold, faith-filled praying into our very lives. For the sake of your Kingdom! I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

YOUR DAILY VICTORY: PRAISE REPORTS

YOUR DAILY VICTORY: PRAISE REPORTS JESUS IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY & FOREVERMORE

PRAISE REPORTS

GOD IS A GOD OF WONDERS

In 2004 i went to the Village and on my way back i got a witchcraft  attack. my leg begaun to swell like someone have elephantiasis . but when the Bril Emma came home to pray for my family and me specifically i got an instant miracle. amazingingly the following day my swollen leg was now healed. i give all glory to God for healing me. in addition i want to thank God because that is the day i gave my life to Christ.

Wabwire F.
Busia

RELATIONSHIPS

 Peniel Rwendeire

THE FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES OF A SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP

    Each of us desires to start a relationship that we feel it can take us some where, one that has value and purpose. One of the greatest learning of my life is that if you want to make a new contribution you have to make a whole new preparation. Many people don’t realise that relationship is all about contributing. Therefore what you contribute is what either breaks or sustains a relationship.

 You may be there and at one point in your life  there is a  couple that  you really admire the  way they couple live their Christian love life and  you also feel oh I wish my  marriage to be like that. But you may not know what really makes them to be admired by you.
The good news is that building a sustainable relationship calls for a new mindset, a new tool set (word of God) a new skill set and above all a new habit. It may sound like a challenge and also so complicated but we as Christians need to look to Jesus because  he said  that I will send you a helper who will teach you everything (John 14:26) So we have the confidence that the holy spirit is our best teacher, counsellor  and a friend who can teach us every thing that is important in our lives .
Now lets look at the four principles that sustain a relationship these are not all that build a relationship but they are the basic

Love

Love is a doing word, love is a verb; love is not excitement over some body but appreciation of the person basing on who the way he or she is and a desire to influence if necessary for a positive change. Human beings are made of the body, mind, heart and spirit. Therefore true love focuses on the whole complete human being not just loving one or two parts of somebody.  

The mind  

• Do I love the way you think?
• Do I love your ideas and am I happy with them?
• Do I love the things that you value and those that take your time? 

The heart  

• Do I love the way you feel about situations?
• Do I love the things you are passionate about?
• Do I love the things that drive your life?
• Do I love your characters?

The body

• Do I feel proud of you in public?
• Do I love your body?
• Am I generally contented with your physical appearance?
  

The spirit

• This looks at your faith
• Am I proud of your spiritual life?
• Am I ready to face the reality?
• Am I ready to make a contribution to your spiritual life?

Trust

This comes from trustworthiness and trustworthiness comes as a result of character and competence and the fruit of all this is wisdom and sound judgement.

Understanding

Understanding is so broad especially when it comes to relationships because it involves understanding your self first before you understand the other partner.  Understanding focuses on who and what you are because what you come with in a relationship can either break or build it. It’s a bit challenging when the partner you are relating with is from a different culture or even a foreign land like a European getting married to an African.  These are typically from different background and such relationships require thorough understanding of each other. For that reason you can look at issues like;

· Character

• Values and interests
• What is the source of his/her love 

The fruit of understanding is not choosing to do things my way or your way but a third way that is better than either for the two of us. This is the fruit of respecting, valuing and even celebrating one another’s differences. Its about solving problems seizing opportunities and working our differences 

 An Understanding relationship is a complementary relationship where the strength of one compensates the weaknesses of the other. 

Respect

Respect may sound normal and easy to go about but in many times some partners do something that may not reflect the element of respect. When the other partner you are relating with does not feel respected, he or she may end up loosing interest in this relationship. It’s like doing a job that does not give you a sense of self actualisation or self esteem. Respect is reflected in the individual first and then in the other partner therefore respect begins with you. How you talk, what you and how you do what you do in the presence or absence of your partner reflects the degree of respect, even dressing code is considered.

In wrapping up, brethrens let us believe God for divine wisdom and understanding and let us look at the word of God because it’s the best instruction or guiding manual to a Christian the bible looks at all aspects of life and trust me, pray for the will of God to be manifested in our relationship.
By Peniel Rwendeire

WE SHALL NOT CONFORM TO THE HOMOSEXUAL CALL.

 

I LOVE MY JESUS THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO NAIL HIM TO THE CROSS THE SECOND TIME. SAY NO TO HOMOSEXUALITY

WE SHALL NOT CONFORM TO THE HOMOSEXUAL CALL

These have turned to be the worst days of all time where morals have been compromised.

The case of homosexuality which apparently is being traded by the western world through the media seems to target the youth in particular. It’s a call for the church to wake up. And as the Youth of VCCM, we have accepted to stand on the firm ground against all situations that we shall not conform to the western desires which is not only immoral or wipes away the church values but is an evil and sin before God. 1 Corinthians 6:9, tells us that among other sins homosexual perverts will never inherit the Kingdom of God.

The deliberate move by those who have defied God’s call, the so called donors and now money hungry Ugandans are trying to traffic a misconception that Christians are wrong because they are being judgmental. As VCCM Youth, we are just reflecting what God’s word says you cannot blame a mirror incase it shows a person being ugly because it’s just a reflection of ones looks.

Likewise, we are using the Bible as a tool to remind the homosexuals, sexual perverts and all other immoral people that they are straying away from the normal way God intended people to live.

In fact, there is no way God can contradict Himself by creating Adam and after seeing that he needed companion, created Eve and also there after created everything male and female. For instance, even before God sent a flood during the days of Noah, God instructed Noah to secure with him all creatures, both male and female so that there will be a new generation which would multiply in their numbers.  One thing that would intrigue you to know is that homosexual who play the female role actually dress like ladies. The issue is this: if they know a man is to be attracted to fellow men, why do they want to appear like girls or ladies. Simple: they want one to assume they are ladies in order to be attracted .It is not a biological or rather natural because God gave us freedom, to choose the way we want to live our lives.   

We are also aware that, Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of immorality including homosexuality (Gen19:5).

We the youth appeal to our parents that together, we can maintain the values of this nation and also restore our lost morals which has led us to experience more evil acts like corruption, child sacrifice, abortion and child labor among others. These are the days that were prophesied in the Bible in which the Lord will send Elijah to restore families, father, mother and children (Mal 4:5) “see I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes he will turn the Hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers or else I will come and strike the land with a curse”.

 Parents, Church and political leaders, we believe that God has sent us to restore and maintain the moral values of this country. It is our call to be strengthened in prayer and action to save our nation which God has greatly endowed with great blessings.

YOUR GENERATION NEEDS A PROOF

Praise the lord friend, I know this message is for you

out there who say; I have a zeal, yarning to serve God.

In this generation of DOT COM many young and old are

 in  bondage simply because some are ignorant and others

because of the wrong motive they have about themselves

due the form of worship they were exposed to i.e.

Idol worship. All these categories of people need

proof from you and me.

 Some one may say what is this proof?

…..The proof this generation  needs is  a people totally sold out for God and with a desire to see the will of God in our lives, families, neighborhood, and the body of Christ as a whole. A generation stand strong amidst temptations such as; Joseph stood in potiphar’s house , a people who will not bow down to lust of the flesh, fornication ,a generation that must arise and fight sodomy and Gay activism. From the example set by Daniel, shedrack, Mesach and Abednego

we as a generation () need to refuse  to be defiled by things like

 pornography to the extent of fighting it  from our streets,

media, extra. Let us refuse to bow down the worship of the 

god woman, idolized in many secular songs.

   The Lord Jesus says in Mathew () that a wicked and perverse

generation seeks for a sign. This generation is looking for and

want to see a sign that there is a savior. To the sick a healer,

the deaf and blind want to hear and see again, the lame want

 to walk the cripple want to lea p, the broken hearted are

seeking for restoration. The poverty stricken need financial

breakthrough. There are so many touching needs which can

only be solved by people who will set out to manifest the glory

of God. We need to show the this wicked and perverse

generation what it is seeking for; The proof. The lord Jesus

told  the Pharisees and chief priests to believe him if not that he is the son of God and come from  Him then for the  works. Let us prove to Gaddafi and the Muslims that the bible is true and not forgery. May this generation arise in the power of the Holy spirit and display the wonderful works of God so that many will believe. May God bless you

by Emma Bril

ASK SEEK & KNOCK

ASK SEEK & KNOCK

In this study, we are going to learn about prayer. Prayer is communication with God. We are going to look at one aspect of prayer I’d like to call A.S.K. A.S.K. stands for Ask Seek Knock. These are progressive levels of growth in intensity of prayer. There are two times in the scriptures where Jesus talks about asking, seeking, and knocking and we are going to look at both.

The first we are going to examine is when Jesus gave a sermon, which is commonly, referred to as ‘The Sermon on the Mount.’ In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus was speaking to the crowd that followed him to a mountain. He said many things, we are going to look at what he had to say about levels of prayer.

Matthew 7:7-8
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

In the verse we have just looked at we see the three elements of prayer which are, ask, seek, and knock. The levels or intensity increases with the prayer. Asking implies a simple petition. Seek indicates an earnest search. Knock shows perseverance in spite of hindrances.

·  ASK

First let’s look at ask. Jesus says, "Ask and it will be given to you." Ask in this verse is the Greek word, aiteo (ahee-teh'-o); it means to ask, beg, crave, desire, to require. Ask means to simply present your wants and burdens to God. To turn to him for support and supply, according to his promise.

Asking is the first level of prayer. It is simply presenting a request to God and receiving an answer. In order to receive, the condition is to ask. In James 4:2 it says…. you do not have, because you do not ask God. Asking is very important and sometimes there is a sense of frustration when we feel that our prayers are not being answered. It is not that the asking is wrong it is how and why we are asking. There are things that hinder our prayers. Asking with the wrong motives is only one example. Sometimes we do not receive because we ask with the wrong motives deep within our heart.

James 4:3
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

Sometimes it is not only asking with the wrong motives, but it is also, doubting what God says He will do. Let’s look at another verse where we are encouraged to ask for wisdom.

James 1:5-7
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;

Matthew 21:22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

The conditions for asking are that we must not only believe, but also we must have a clean heart of forgiveness towards others. Unforgiveness in our hearts not only blocks our prayers but keeps us from being forgiven.

Mark 11:24-25
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

Another principle in asking is that we must also ask according to God’s will and not our own. If we are asking according to our own desires and will, God is not obligated to answer us. However, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

I John 5:14-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-- whatever we ask-- we know that we have what we asked of him.

Obedience is important in seeing prayers answered. We should not think that we can be disobedient and live any way that we choose and that God will still answer all our prayers. We must obey his commands and do what pleases him.

I John 3:21-22
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.

One last verse to look at on the principle of asking. It’s all about relationship. Relationship to Jesus and remaining faithful to him is the springboard for answered prayer.

John 15:7
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.

We have just looked at the first level of prayer that is called asking. Sometimes prayer needs to go to a more intense level called seeking. God promises an answer to the one who diligently seeks Him. Many of our dispassionate prayers are not answered for good reasons; it is almost as if we are asking God to care about something we care little or nothing about. Seeking involves action and usually carries with it some emotion.

·  SEEK

Jesus says to, "Seek and you will find." Seek is to look to search, as for a thing of value that we have lost. Seeking isn’t passive, it carries emotion and action. Seek is the Greek word zeteo (dzay-teh'-o); and in the positive sense carries the meaning, to worship, to desire intensely, to seek for, to seek after.

Seeking is a deeper level of prayer. This is the level of prayer where answers are not as immediate as at the asking level. Searching involves a process, and Jesus says there are areas of life that require more than asking; there must be seeking, searching. Something is lost, hidden from us, something is missing, and through worship and prayer together then becomes a search, a plea for insight, for understanding, for an unraveling of the mystery.

Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

How are we to seek? Interestingly enough it is through prayer and worship. Just like the Greek word ‘seek’ points to worship, the two Hebrew words for seek point to worship as well. The two Hebrew words are: baqash (baw-kash') and darash (daw-rash'). Both carry the meaning to search out and strive after. Baqash conveys seeking and begging with worship or prayer. While, darash is seeking often strictly related to worship.

Psalms 27:8
My heart says of you, Seek (baqash) his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek (baqash).

Psalms 105:4-5
Look (darash) to the LORD and his strength; seek (baqash) his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

Isaiah 55:6
Seek (darash) the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

We are called to seek with all your heart for those who earnestly seek after the Lord will find him.

Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek(baqash) me and find me when you seek(darash) me with all your heart.

Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from there you seek (prayerfully/seek) the LORD your God, you will find him if you look (worshipfully/seek) for him with all your heart and with all your soul.

·  KNOCK

Now we move onto the third level of prayer called knocking. Jesus says, "knock and the door will be opened." Some translations say it will be opened to you. We knock when we want entrance into a place. Knocking involves repetition, a knock is not a single rap, it is a series of raps. It is a request for admittance, repeated if necessary, and it suggests situations where we seek an entrance, or an opportunity. Ask . . . seek . . . knock. Asking is a simple use of voice, seeking is a motion of the as the body and emotions are involved, and knocking is an effort to open and pass through obstacles.

Knocking is beyond just asking and seeking it takes us into a desperate cry or calling out to the Lord, it is often after we have passed through the asking and seeking part of prayer.

1. Asking is when you want something given to you.
2. Seeking is looking for something you want…
3. Knocking involves somebody. Knocking involves the personal contact of someone on the other side of the door to open it.

Jesus told a story in Luke 11, to illustrate the concept of persistence of knocking and calling out until the answer came. A man needed his friend’s help and began entreating for him to get up and open the door to give it to him. Jesus then finishes the story with the A.S.K. This is the second place in the Bible where Jesus talks about asking, seeking, and knocking.

Luke 11:5-10
Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.' "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Knocking in Jesus’ day did not just involve rapping on a door, it also involved calling out. First there was the calling out and then rapping if there was no response. A calling out to the Lord can be found many places in scripture, this can be equated to knocking. It is a passionate desperate calling out to the Lord to hear us.

Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

Psalms 145:18-19
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Psalms 91:14-16
"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."

Sometimes ‘knocking’ can involve prayer and fasting combined. A good example of this is in the life of Daniel. Daniel continued to "knock" despite the fact he saw no visible results because Satan hindered the answer from God. In fact the enemy hindered it for nearly 21 days until Yahweh’s angels pushed through.

Daniel 9:3
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.

The 120 gathered and how they "continued" in prayer is an example of knocking. These men and women sought fulfillment of the promise of the Holy Spirit and continued "knocking" for 10 days until the answer came. Knocking is a continual phase of prayer. It is a type of praying through until the answer comes.

·  DOOR SHUT

Jesus tells us to ‘knock and the door, or it will be opened’ to us. There is a time for knocking when the door will be opened. There is also a time when the door will be shut and no amount of crying out to the Lord will open the door. Let’s look at a few examples of when the door is shut.

Parable of the Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:10-13
"But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.' "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

The Narrow Door
Luke 13:23-30
Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them, Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' "But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from." Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.' But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!' There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last."

Jeremiah 11:14
Do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their distress.

We can see through these verses that there is a time for knocking and entering through the door of Jesus our Savior. Let’s make every effort to stay close in relationship and enter through the narrow door. Let us seek Him while He may be found.

·  CONCLUSION

We ask for what we wish; we seek for what we miss; we knock for that from which we feel ourselves shut out. Answering to this threefold representation is the triple assurance of success to our believing efforts. In James 5:16 it says that the continual passionate prayer of a righteous person brings forth much.

In both cases of Matthew chapter seven and in Luke chapter eleven, where it talks about asking, seeking, and knocking, Jesus finishes by making a contrast between our Heavenly Father and earthly fathers/parents to show how much our Heavenly Father desires to give us good gifts. In other words, to answer our prayers. Let’s turn to Matthew seven.

Matthew 7:7-11
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." "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!

This type of prayer, Jesus models himself many times by asking, seeking and knocking. Remember the relationship between the Heavenly Father and the person praying must be established. The lessons we learned earlier about not doubting, being obedient, not having any unforgiveness in our hearts, and also praying by faith are all important in establishing the answers the Father wants to brings forth to us. Let’s look at one last verse about Jesus and his prayers before we close today. All the elements of ask, seek, and knock are here, as well as the Father’s hearing His prayers.

Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission

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ASK SEEK & KNOCK

ASK SEEK & KNOCK

In this study, we are going to learn about prayer. Prayer is communication with God. We are going to look at one aspect of prayer I’d like to call A.S.K. A.S.K. stands for Ask Seek Knock. These are progressive levels of growth in intensity of prayer. There are two times in the scriptures where Jesus talks about asking, seeking, and knocking and we are going to look at both.

The first we are going to examine is when Jesus gave a sermon, which is commonly, referred to as ‘The Sermon on the Mount.’ In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus was speaking to the crowd that followed him to a mountain. He said many things, we are going to look at what he had to say about levels of prayer.

Matthew 7:7-8
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

In the verse we have just looked at we see the three elements of prayer which are, ask, seek, and knock. The levels or intensity increases with the prayer. Asking implies a simple petition. Seek indicates an earnest search. Knock shows perseverance in spite of hindrances.

·  ASK

First let’s look at ask. Jesus says, "Ask and it will be given to you." Ask in this verse is the Greek word, aiteo (ahee-teh'-o); it means to ask, beg, crave, desire, to require. Ask means to simply present your wants and burdens to God. To turn to him for support and supply, according to his promise.

Asking is the first level of prayer. It is simply presenting a request to God and receiving an answer. In order to receive, the condition is to ask. In James 4:2 it says…. you do not have, because you do not ask God. Asking is very important and sometimes there is a sense of frustration when we feel that our prayers are not being answered. It is not that the asking is wrong it is how and why we are asking. There are things that hinder our prayers. Asking with the wrong motives is only one example. Sometimes we do not receive because we ask with the wrong motives deep within our heart.

James 4:3
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

Sometimes it is not only asking with the wrong motives, but it is also, doubting what God says He will do. Let’s look at another verse where we are encouraged to ask for wisdom.

James 1:5-7
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;

Matthew 21:22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

The conditions for asking are that we must not only believe, but also we must have a clean heart of forgiveness towards others. Unforgiveness in our hearts not only blocks our prayers but keeps us from being forgiven.

Mark 11:24-25
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

Another principle in asking is that we must also ask according to God’s will and not our own. If we are asking according to our own desires and will, God is not obligated to answer us. However, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

I John 5:14-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-- whatever we ask-- we know that we have what we asked of him.

Obedience is important in seeing prayers answered. We should not think that we can be disobedient and live any way that we choose and that God will still answer all our prayers. We must obey his commands and do what pleases him.

I John 3:21-22
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.

One last verse to look at on the principle of asking. It’s all about relationship. Relationship to Jesus and remaining faithful to him is the springboard for answered prayer.

John 15:7
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.

We have just looked at the first level of prayer that is called asking. Sometimes prayer needs to go to a more intense level called seeking. God promises an answer to the one who diligently seeks Him. Many of our dispassionate prayers are not answered for good reasons; it is almost as if we are asking God to care about something we care little or nothing about. Seeking involves action and usually carries with it some emotion.

·  SEEK

Jesus says to, "Seek and you will find." Seek is to look to search, as for a thing of value that we have lost. Seeking isn’t passive, it carries emotion and action. Seek is the Greek word zeteo (dzay-teh'-o); and in the positive sense carries the meaning, to worship, to desire intensely, to seek for, to seek after.

Seeking is a deeper level of prayer. This is the level of prayer where answers are not as immediate as at the asking level. Searching involves a process, and Jesus says there are areas of life that require more than asking; there must be seeking, searching. Something is lost, hidden from us, something is missing, and through worship and prayer together then becomes a search, a plea for insight, for understanding, for an unraveling of the mystery.

Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

How are we to seek? Interestingly enough it is through prayer and worship. Just like the Greek word ‘seek’ points to worship, the two Hebrew words for seek point to worship as well. The two Hebrew words are: baqash (baw-kash') and darash (daw-rash'). Both carry the meaning to search out and strive after. Baqash conveys seeking and begging with worship or prayer. While, darash is seeking often strictly related to worship.

Psalms 27:8
My heart says of you, Seek (baqash) his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek (baqash).

Psalms 105:4-5
Look (darash) to the LORD and his strength; seek (baqash) his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

Isaiah 55:6
Seek (darash) the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

We are called to seek with all your heart for those who earnestly seek after the Lord will find him.

Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek(baqash) me and find me when you seek(darash) me with all your heart.

Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from there you seek (prayerfully/seek) the LORD your God, you will find him if you look (worshipfully/seek) for him with all your heart and with all your soul.

·  KNOCK

Now we move onto the third level of prayer called knocking. Jesus says, "knock and the door will be opened." Some translations say it will be opened to you. We knock when we want entrance into a place. Knocking involves repetition, a knock is not a single rap, it is a series of raps. It is a request for admittance, repeated if necessary, and it suggests situations where we seek an entrance, or an opportunity. Ask . . . seek . . . knock. Asking is a simple use of voice, seeking is a motion of the as the body and emotions are involved, and knocking is an effort to open and pass through obstacles.

Knocking is beyond just asking and seeking it takes us into a desperate cry or calling out to the Lord, it is often after we have passed through the asking and seeking part of prayer.

1. Asking is when you want something given to you.
2. Seeking is looking for something you want…
3. Knocking involves somebody. Knocking involves the personal contact of someone on the other side of the door to open it.

Jesus told a story in Luke 11, to illustrate the concept of persistence of knocking and calling out until the answer came. A man needed his friend’s help and began entreating for him to get up and open the door to give it to him. Jesus then finishes the story with the A.S.K. This is the second place in the Bible where Jesus talks about asking, seeking, and knocking.

Luke 11:5-10
Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.' "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Knocking in Jesus’ day did not just involve rapping on a door, it also involved calling out. First there was the calling out and then rapping if there was no response. A calling out to the Lord can be found many places in scripture, this can be equated to knocking. It is a passionate desperate calling out to the Lord to hear us.

Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

Psalms 145:18-19
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Psalms 91:14-16
"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."

Sometimes ‘knocking’ can involve prayer and fasting combined. A good example of this is in the life of Daniel. Daniel continued to "knock" despite the fact he saw no visible results because Satan hindered the answer from God. In fact the enemy hindered it for nearly 21 days until Yahweh’s angels pushed through.

Daniel 9:3
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.

The 120 gathered and how they "continued" in prayer is an example of knocking. These men and women sought fulfillment of the promise of the Holy Spirit and continued "knocking" for 10 days until the answer came. Knocking is a continual phase of prayer. It is a type of praying through until the answer comes.

·  DOOR SHUT

Jesus tells us to ‘knock and the door, or it will be opened’ to us. There is a time for knocking when the door will be opened. There is also a time when the door will be shut and no amount of crying out to the Lord will open the door. Let’s look at a few examples of when the door is shut.

Parable of the Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:10-13
"But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.' "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

The Narrow Door
Luke 13:23-30
Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them, Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' "But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from." Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.' But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!' There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last."

Jeremiah 11:14
Do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their distress.

We can see through these verses that there is a time for knocking and entering through the door of Jesus our Savior. Let’s make every effort to stay close in relationship and enter through the narrow door. Let us seek Him while He may be found.

·  CONCLUSION

We ask for what we wish; we seek for what we miss; we knock for that from which we feel ourselves shut out. Answering to this threefold representation is the triple assurance of success to our believing efforts. In James 5:16 it says that the continual passionate prayer of a righteous person brings forth much.

In both cases of Matthew chapter seven and in Luke chapter eleven, where it talks about asking, seeking, and knocking, Jesus finishes by making a contrast between our Heavenly Father and earthly fathers/parents to show how much our Heavenly Father desires to give us good gifts. In other words, to answer our prayers. Let’s turn to Matthew seven.

Matthew 7:7-11
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." "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!

This type of prayer, Jesus models himself many times by asking, seeking and knocking. Remember the relationship between the Heavenly Father and the person praying must be established. The lessons we learned earlier about not doubting, being obedient, not having any unforgiveness in our hearts, and also praying by faith are all important in establishing the answers the Father wants to brings forth to us. Let’s look at one last verse about Jesus and his prayers before we close today. All the elements of ask, seek, and knock are here, as well as the Father’s hearing His prayers.

Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission

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