Ask

You do not have because you do not ask. 1

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; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 2

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! 3

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 4

Everything is possible for one who believes. 5 God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. 6

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 7 Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. 8

 

1 Jam 4.2 2 Lk 11.9-10 3 Lk 11.11-13 4 Jam 1.5-7 5 Mk 9.23 6 Eph 3.20 7 Phil 4.6-7 8 Jn 16.24