You have not, because you ask not (5)

Dearly beloved, I trust this finds you well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God for another day which He has given to us. We continue looking at James 4v2 (NCV) which says “… You do not get what you want, because you do not ask God.” Beloved, let us always ask God, and ask Him confidently and boldly. One reason we can do this is because we have Jesus, our High Priest who understands what we are going through and who cares for us. Hebrews 4v14-16 (KJV) says “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

In addition, God says we should have confidence in the fact that He will answer us, once we ask in accordance to His will. 1 John 5v14-15 (KJV) tells us “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” Amen. God’s Word tells us about the things that please Him. We know for example that He wants us: to ask and that He gives good things to His children (Matthew 7); to be persistent in prayer (Luke 18); to cast our cares on Him (1 Peter 5v7). We know also that He has given us His Holy Spirit to help us in prayer and to pray according to His will (See text below). So beloved, ask God, ask God and keep on asking God. Hallelujah.

Prayer

Father, thank You for Your love for us. Thank You for we can come to You with our requests, any time and every time. We truly appreciate this privilege. Help us always to remember to ask You and to pray in line with Your will in Jesus name, amen.  

Supplementary Text

 ^“So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God’s will.” Romans 8v26-27 (AMPC)