The term “door” expresses an entrance which separates two distinct areas which can be restricted by the closing of the entrance by an efficient barrier. A door is meant to be opened or closed by the intent of one who has authority over the door in some manner. The term “knock” is an expressed notice requesting lawful entrance through a door. In Matthew chapter 7, Jesus spoke:
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”
There are many facets to the above passage, but let’s consider the simplicity of what Jesus said. When He told us to ask and it will be given to us, what is to be given? How about directions to the door? If that be the case, then what is it that we are to seek? Once again, the answer is the door. Once we come face to face with the door, what are we to do? Knock with the expectation of the keeper of the door to open it to us so that we can enter through the door and access the restricted area which the door has been protecting from unlawful entrance. Though this may seem very basic to many, in a few words, Jesus conveyed an important spiritual reality.
There is a restricted area unknown to many else Jesus would not have first indicated that we should “ask”. He initiated the question about a mystery for each of us to become aware of in our spiritual walk. In essence, He said “Ask me about the door?” Until Jesus arrived on the scene, none of us knew there was a door to ask about. Once we are told to ask, Jesus willingly told us to seek it out so it must be FATHER’S Divine Intent for us to find the door. Otherwise, the mystery would remain hidden. Finally, we are told to knock which establishes an expectation for the door to be answered by the keeper of the door. Lastly, Jesus clearly states that the door will be answered and opened to us in order that we are able to gain lawful entry.
With this fundamental understanding, Jesus further spoke:
9 “Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 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!
12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
Once one enters lawfully through this door, Jesus immediately speaks of FATHER responding to those who ask HIM about receiving “good gifts”. Once we have entered this restricted area as instructed by Jesus, we do have access to good and advantageous gifts for our benefit. We now have access to the spiritual realm where we can and should communicate with Our Heavenly Father and ask HIM to meet our needs. We should have no reluctance to come boldly to HIM for Jesus urged us to ask, seek, and knock so that we could find this door in the first place. It is out of FATHER’S unconditional Love that we enter through the door and come boldly into HIS presence so that we have access to those good and advantageous gifts HE desires to give us.
Should I apologize for being a recipient of those good and advantageous gifts? Absolutely not! I simply took Jesus at HIS Word and FATHER has not only sustained me throughout the years but has blessed me and my family because of my willingness to believe and have faith IN HIM. You can go through life in scarcity or abundance, its your choice. I chose to ask, seek, and knock as Jesus instructed. I took Jesus at His Word which happens to be FATHER’S Word as well. Those good and advantageous gifts were not only spiritual in nature, but physical as well. Let us not restrict FATHER’S willingness to be a giver. In response to HIS giving to me, I have become a cheerful giver to others, thus emulating My Heavenly Father. How else would I respond once I received the Love revelation of ask, seek, and knock?