7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you
will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For
everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks,
the door will be opened.
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will
give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give
him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know
how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in
heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in
everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up
the Law and the Prophets.
How
does asking, seeking, and knocking, according to Jesus’ prayer instructions,
look in your life? Maybe we “have not” because “ask not” according to His plan.
Verse
12 is the basis for what we know as the “Golden Rule”. It starts with, “So in
everything”. I guess that means we need to apply it to every part of our life.
Let’s start today.
