Luke Chapter 11
This chapter is loaded with great stuff, but one particular section connected with me the most. Starting in verse 9, Jesus says, “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. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 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!”
Does this mean that you can ask God for virtually anything and it will be given to you? No it does not. God is probably not going to provide you with a brand new Ferrari, even if you ask very sincerely. I believe those verses are referring to things that are in alignment with God’s plan for you.
I can assure you that God DOES fulfill this promise. I have experienced God giving me something I asked for, which was completely out of my hands, and only in His. And I believe He blessed me this way because it was part of His plan for me.
Several years back, the person who does such a wonderful job overseeing these daily devotions, Marcia Railton, asked if I would be willing to teach a class at Midwest Family Camp. I really hesitated because one of my biggest fears is speaking in front of people. So I asked God to help me with that, and trusting that He would, I accepted the invitation. That was the beginning of me teaching and speaking in nine different states about the truth of the Creation account in scripture and the falsehoods in the evolution theory. And when I teach or speak on this, God removes all fears I have of speaking in public. I consider that a miracle. I didn’t take any classes to overcome my fear, or psyche myself up. I relied on God, and He delivered, big time.
I encourage you to put your Heavenly Father to the test in this area. If you are feeling called to serve God in some particular way, but feel you are lacking in some area, ask Him to help you. If you are supernaturally aided in this way, He gets the credit, and you don’t get a big head.
One word of caution however. SOMETIMES, what we think God’s plans are for us, and what God thinks God’s plans are for us are two different things. If God is not blessing you on the path you are pursuing, it is not because God is giving you a snake when you wanted a fish, it is probably because you are simply not on the exact path God has mapped out for you. Pray that He would guide you to the right path, and try again!
Greg Landry
SeekGrowLove.com 