Untwisting Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12 2/16/20

 

Matthew 7:7-8  (NASB)

7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 

 

 

 

Prayers that are never prayed are never answered.

 

 

 

Job 38:4-12 (NLT)

4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
    Tell me, if you know so much.
5 Who determined its dimensions?
6 What supports its foundations,
    and who laid its cornerstone
7 as the morning stars sang together
    and all the angels shouted for joy?

12 “Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east?

 

 

 

Matthew 7:9-11  (NASB)

9 Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

 

 

 

The Gift-Giver is the one who determines the Gift, and God’s gifts are always good and according to His will.

 

 

 

Romans 8:32  (NLT)

32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?

 

 

 

1 Peter 4:8-11  (NIV)

8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.

 

 

Matthew 7:7-12  (NASB)

12 “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

 

 

Luke 6:31 (NIV)

31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

 

 

Our relationships should be based on the life instructions that God has given His children.

 

 

1 Corinthians 13:4-7  (NIV)

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

 

 

 

Luke 6:32-36  (NASB)

32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

 

 

 

You, and your example of God’s Love, could be God’s answer to someone’s prayer.