My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
A morning prayer: I bring my words to You at the start of the day, and I watch for Your answer.
Matthew 7:7-8
Matthew 7:7-8
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.
Jesus invites persistent asking, seeking and knocking. The verses that follow say the Father gives good things, which is not always what we name.
KJVMatthew 7:7-8 in context
4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. 6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. 7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
The life and teaching of Jesus, including the Sermon on the Mount, written for Jewish readers.
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Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Rejoice, pray, give thanks in every circumstance: gratitude is part of God’s will for you.
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Jesus told a parable so that we would keep praying and not lose heart.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Prayer needs no audience: find a quiet place, close the door and talk to your Father.