Matthew 7:7-12. What
are the goods that we usually ask God in prayer? Some people might be praying
for a cellphone, laptop, car or house; others might be asking for jobs,
business opportunity, spouse, or health; while some others may be praying for
understanding, love and affection. Jesus says, “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and
the door will be opened for you.” To properly understand this passage, we need
to remember that the goods of God mean more than money or material things; they
are above all the spiritual goods of the kingdom such as peace, justice, mercy
and forgiveness. May we learn to ask the Lord for things that really matter in
our life with Him so that our joy may be genuine and complete! Amen.
