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. Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 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! Matthew 7:7-11
“There is another reason to persevere in prayer: the more we petition Christ the more our friendship with God matures. In human affairs, when it is necessary to ask a powerful person a favor, we seek a bond of union and an opportune moment, perhaps when the one approached is in a good mood before making our request. With the Lord, however, we find him ever ready to hear us. We have every reason to approach our Father God with confidence, no matter at what hour of the day. Nothing should be able to diminish our faith in God’s almighty power.”
Francis Fernandez in In Conversation with God: Meditations for Each Day of the Year, volume 7 (London: Scepter, 1993) 200.
Our Father in heaven stands “ever ready” and eager to give us good gifts. And these gifts are not for us alone but for all those with whom we serve. And He loves it when we ask for and make gifts to others demonstrating His generosity to us.
Today I pray for God’s blessing on GTP program work over the next 13 days in Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Guyana. We are launching another peer accountability group, CCEFA (Caribbean Council for Ethical and Financial Accountability).
This marks an historic moment for the region. I am asking God to raise up good gifts for CCEFA: givers, prayer partners, volunteer accreditors, country representatives, and churches and ministries to pursue accreditation.
Pray with me for this. And should you desire to support work in this region, GTP is praying God supplies $10,000 for “PAG matching funds for CCEFA (Caribbean)” to help CCEFA activate operations. Click here to designate your gift.
And I am praying that each person reading this will persevere in prayer for whatever you need or whatever those around you need knowing that your cries for help do not fall on deaf ears but on a loving Father in heaven who stands ever ready to come to our aid.