Ask, Dey Find, Knock

October 8, 2020
Thursday for di 27th Week for Ordinary Time
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“And I dey tell una, make una ask, and una go receive; make una dey find, and una go see wetin una dey find; make una knock, and dem go open di door for una. Because everybody wey ask dey receive; di person wey dey find dey see wetin e dey find; and dem go open di door for di person wey knock.” Luke 11:9-10

Sometimes, people fit misunderstand dis passage for Scripture. Some fit think say e mean say make we pray, pray more and pray harder, and at last God go answer our prayers. Some fit think say dis mean say God no dey answer prayer if we no pray hard reach. And some fit think say dem go give us anything we pray for, if only we continue to ask. We need to make some important things clear about these points.

True true, we suppose pray with all our heart and pray often. But one important question we need to understand na dis: Wetin I suppose pray for? Dis dey important because God no go give us wetin we pray for, no matter how long or how hard we pray for am, if e no be part of His glorious and perfect will. For example, if person dey sick and dey die, and na part of wetin God permit for His will to allow dat person to die, then all di prayer for dis world no go change wetin go happen. Instead, for dis kind situation, we suppose pray to invite God into dis difficult situation, so dat di death go be beautiful and holy. So, no be matter of begging God until we convince Am to do wetin we want, as pikin fit do to im papa or mama. Instead, we must pray for one thing, and only dat one thing…we must pray make God’s will happen. We no dey pray to change God’s mind; we dey pray make prayer change us, give us strength and help us accept with all our heart everything wey God dey call us to do.

Today, think deeply about how you dey pray. Na only God’s will you dey look for inside everything, and you dey pray for am with all your heart? You dey knock for Christ’s heart as you dey seek His holy and perfect plan? You dey ask for His grace to help you and other people accept with all una heart everything wey E get for mind for una? Pray with all your heart, and expect dat prayer to change your life.

Lord, help me to dey seek You every day and to grow for my life of faith through prayer. Make my prayer help me to accept Your holy and perfect will for my life. Jesus, na You I trust.

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