Asking, Seeking, Knocking - (A Lesson in Daily Dependence on God)

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you; For every one
that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” --Matthew 7:7-8 (KJV)

Standing in Galilee above the lake
Where Jesus spoke so long ago
I thought anew of how to take
His words to help disciples grow.

“Ask, seek, knock,” He urged,
Giving results of each action bold;
Not selfishly (this egotism purged)
Will help us do what we are told

By Abba, Father, whose noble gifts
To us are always for our good;
And nothing too small should we lift
To Him for seeking what He would

Have us do, or show us the way:
Ask: He gladly gives the best;
Seek: we find His grace for every day;
Knock: doors open wide at His behest.

What better precepts could Jesus give
In “Lessons of Faith” for His flock?
He leads us in what to do and how to live;
No thing too small or great for His Ask, Seek, Knock.

c Ethelene Dyer Jones; Friday, January 8, 2010