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Date Posted: 17:04:57 02/06/09 Fri
Author: Cheri
Subject: Are You Asking?

*"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those
who ask Him!"*

- (Matthew 7:11 NKJV)

Are You Asking?

As a dad, I delight in giving gifts to my children. Few things bring more
joy to my heart than watching their faces light up as they open a present
that I know they've wanted for a long time. *Oh, wow, look! I can't believe
it. It's just what I wanted! Thanks, Dad!* In these moments, I honestly do
not know who's enjoying themselves more, them in receiving the gift or me in
giving it.

These moments also help to reveal God's heart toward us as His children. If
I, a fallen human being who is naturally prone to oppose righteousness,
enjoy giving gifts to my own children, how much more does our perfect
heavenly Father? Jesus made this point in the passage above.

Our Father's heart must be bursting with the desire to bless His children,
yet notice that Jesus followed up this truth with the words *"to those who
ask Him."* This implies that there are those who pray and those who don't
pray. Those who pray pave the way for the Father to bestow His good gifts
upon their lives. But those who don't pray may prevent Him from blessing
their lives.

The Father is always willing to give, but we aren't always willing to ask.
When we do ask, we open ourselves to receive His good gifts and we bring joy
to His heart.



*What is God's attitude when it comes to giving gifts to His children?*

*What are some things God wants to bless your life with?

Have you done your part to ask for them?*

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