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“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.” Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV)

I got tickled a couple nights ago when one of my grandsons grabbed a dry erase marker and wrote on a white board on my bedroom door these words, “Knock on the door for vovo.” Vovo means grandma in Portuguese and this is what my grandchildren call me. What triggered AJ to write those words on my door was the simple fact that he wanted to spend time alone with me and get my undivided attention, without any competition from his brothers. He had a plea to make, and he was not taking any chances for distractions.

This illustration from my grandkids drove me to wonder why sometimes doors do not open before us. Doubt and hesitation are enemies of faith, as they take our focus away from heavenly things and keep us pinned on things that put a damper on our drive to achieve what we are seeking. The question I would pose, then, would be, “How badly do I really want that for which I am knocking?” So, if we want to see the outcome of our faith, we must persist, and we must continue to ask for however long it takes, believing that God will grant us our wish.

Do you remember the widow from Luke 18? The Bible depicts that widow as being persistent, because when she realized the judge who could make a decision on her case was not acting on her favor, she continued to go before him and plead her case over and over. Finally, the judge gave in to her plea and gave judgement in her favor. It was not because she hired someone to intercede on her behalf; it was not because she sent the judge some letters to explain her case. It was because she consistently appeared before him to plead and beg that her case be honored. That judge granted the widow the desire of her heart, and the Lord will grant you yours. Keep knocking! Get that door to open!

“Father God, You are our everything and everything that we need comes from You.”

For His Glory

Luska Natali
TRBC Women’s Life