S. Matt. Bible App Bible App for Kids. Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. )PeopleJesusPlacesGalileeTopicsDoor, Knock, Open, Opened, Request, Searching, Seek, SignOutline1. They ruled the whole life of the nation with Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureOn the Words of the Gospel, Matt. vii. S. Matt. For in what Way Shall we Fools28. "Indeed--let me look at your mouth." We cannot practise trickery upon ourselves with a view to our moral edification. This parable teaches us to hear and do the sayings of the Lord Jesus: some may seem hard to flesh and blood, but they must be done. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. If prayer is to be persevered in, it must be on the conviction that it is heard by a living Person. "Ask and it Shall be Given You" (Matt. People are apt to overlook, I think, the real meaning of these words. vii. The first presumed barrier against the efficacy of prayer to which men point is the scientific idea of law reigning throughout the spiritual as well as the material universe. --Matthew 7:13, 14 ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. Its easy to see a smudge on your neighbors face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. How should I ask in vain? E. 15. vii. Though it is only something tiny--what Jesus called a mote--how painful it is and how helpless he is until it is removed! Though it is only something tiny--what Jesus called a mote--how painful it is and how helpless he is until it is removed! As bad as you are, you wouldnt think of such a thing. James MontgomerySacred Poems and HymnsThe Strait Gate;OR, GREAT DIFFICULTY OF GOING TO HEAVEN: PLAINLY PROVING, BY THE SCRIPTURES, THAT NOT ONLY THE RUDE AND PROFANE, BUT MANY GREAT PROFESSORS, WILL COME SHORT OF THAT KINGDOM. (3) To pray is to put the will in motion, just as decidedly as we do when we sit down to read hard, or when we walk up a steep hill. --Matt. For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. vii. The master has a strong suspicion where they have been: however, he asks, "Why were you not at school this morning?" Where is the barrier that can arrest our thought, as it rises to the all-embracing intelligence of God. Ask, Seek, Knock13. Christianity.com Editorial Staff, Is It True That if You Ask, Then You Shall Receive? Its Divine fulness. God does not look for the leaves of profession, or the blossoms of promise, He looks for fruit unto holiness. The religion of Jesus Christ is one of deeds, not words; a life of action, not of dreaming. Knock, and with patience wait, Faith shall free entrance win: I stand and knock at mercy's gate; Lord Jesus! A fourth barrier to the efficacy of prayer is thought to be discernible in an inadequate conception of the interests of human beings as a whole. But Christian prayer is conditioned.5. 7, 8. 4. Berean Standard Bible 25Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit - but nothing moved that house. vii. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hitbut nothing moved that house. 2 That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. 2. While these commands endure, These promises are sure; And 'tis an easy task To knock, to seek, to ask: Sinner hast thou the willing mind? For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.'--MATT. (Canon Liddon. Be direct. And if God be not merely an infinite intelligence, but a moral Being, a mighty heart, so that justice and tenderness are attributes of His, then surely we appeal to Him with some purpose. How important to know the medium of acceptable prayer.(J. 9-11 IN these words our Lord proceeds further to confirm what He had said of the certainty of an answer to prayer. let me in. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.'--MATT. (3)Another motive arises from the maintenance of the power of religion within us. Our Lord closes the so-called Sermon on the Mount, which is really the King's proclamation of the law of His Kingdom, with three pairs of contrasts, all meant to sway us to obedience. Its Divine fulness. At last, in the afternoon, the truants turn up. They consider that 'fruit' means only a man's conduct,--that a man is known by his conduct. Other Translations of Matthew 10:7-8 King James Version. 7). There is a large company in this way. The dignity of prayer as being real work becomes clear if we reflect on the faculties it employs; and clearer if we consider the effect of it upon the habitual atmosphere of the soul. If I should tell you that I sowed ten acres of wheat last year and that watermelons came up, or that I sowed cucumbers and gathered Dwight L. MoodySowing and ReapingThe Mote and the BeamThat friend of ours has got something in his eye! If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? vii. July 15, 2023. (4)The pleasure of walking with God is a powerful incentive.II. The last barrier is really to be discovered in man's idea of his own self-sufficiency,6. 7, "Ask, and it Shall be Given You;" Etc. Asking, Seeking, Finding. The Wise and the Foolish Builders28. We must receive, as well as ask. The first, 'And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine: 29. So men should stand and knock at the door of mercy, which will not always be shut against them. vii. People are apt to overlook, I think, the real meaning of these words. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.'--MATT. "Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." 'How much more?' It places the soul face to face with facts of the first order of solemnity; with its real self and with its God. - W.F.A. 1. 7). (3) To pray is to put the will in motion, just as decidedly as we do when we sit down to read hard, or when we walk up a steep hill. 2. So dont you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better? 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. I do not at all see, in what way he can be distinguished and perceived. How Much More? 16. If I should tell you that I sowed ten acres of wheat last year and that watermelons came up, or that I sowed cucumbers and gathered Dwight L. MoodySowing and ReapingThe Mote and the BeamThat friend of ours has got something in his eye! 11 Powerful Podcasts to Help Grow Your Faith. "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. But will God answer prayer when it takes the form of a petition FOR SOME SPECIFIC BLESSING which must be either granted or refused?1. It's easy to see a smudge on your neighbor's face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. He who has planted in our breasts feelings of interest and pity for one another cannot be insensible to our need and pain.III. A second barrier to the efficacy of prayer is sometimes discovered in the truth that all which comes to pass is fore-determined in the predestination of God. I do not condemn the opinions of any: on the contrary, I esteem those which are held by others, and submit all that I have written to Jeanne Marie BouviresA Short Method Of Prayer And Spiritual TorrentsLinksMatthew 7:7 NIVMatthew 7:7 NLTMatthew 7:7 ESVMatthew 7:7 NASBMatthew 7:7 KJVMatthew 7:7 Bible AppsMatthew 7:7 ParallelMatthew 7:7 Biblia ParalelaMatthew 7:7 Chinese BibleMatthew 7:7 French BibleMatthew 7:7 German BibleMatthew 7:7 CommentariesBible Hub. 28-29. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? We must, in our dealings with men, suppose ourselves in the same case and circumstances with those we have to do with, and act accordingly. 10If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? Top. They do so, because they part them from the words which go just before them, about false prophets. They regard it as an outlet for feeling, a means of discipline; but less worthy the energies of a thinking man than hard work. We should be equally grateful to him, if he did the same service for us. 'How much more?' What is required is serious obedience - doing what my Father wills. For in what way shall we fools be able to find a wise man, whereas this name, although hardly any one dare openly, yet most men lay claim to indirectly: so disagreeing one with another in the very matters, in the knowledge of which wisdom consists, as that it must needs be that either none of them, or but some certain one be wise? 9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. iv. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. If God exists, if He be a Personal Being, then surely we may reach Him if we will. And if God be not merely an infinite intelligence, but a moral Being, a mighty heart, so that justice and tenderness are attributes of His, then surely we appeal to Him with some purpose. Ask, WHERE? 7). Is it true that prayer is little else than the half-passive play of sentiment? J. Wilmot-BuxtonThe Life of Duty, a Year's Plain Sermons, v. 2, Casting Blame. I did not write this little work with the thought of its being given to the public. And just as labour in any department is elevating when it takes us out of and beyond the petty range of daily and material interests, while yet it quickens interest in them by kindling higher enthusiasms into life, so in a transcendent sense is it with prayer. vii. vii. This isnt a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game were in. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. It is intercourse with God, often seeking no end.3. They ruled the whole life of the nation with Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureOn the Words of the Gospel, Matt. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Help My Unbelief!" 7, 8Assurance and Encouragement.--Matt. James MontgomerySacred Poems and HymnsThe Strait Gate;OR, GREAT DIFFICULTY OF GOING TO HEAVEN: PLAINLY PROVING, BY THE SCRIPTURES, THAT NOT ONLY THE RUDE AND PROFANE, BUT MANY GREAT PROFESSORS, WILL COME SHORT OF THAT KINGDOM. Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye! At last, in the afternoon, the truants turn up. I do not condemn the opinions of any: on the contrary, I esteem those which are held by others, and submit all that I have written to Jeanne Marie BouviresA Short Method Of Prayer And Spiritual TorrentsLinksMatthew 7:7 NIVMatthew 7:7 NLTMatthew 7:7 ESVMatthew 7:7 NASBMatthew 7:7 KJVMatthew 7:7 Bible AppsMatthew 7:7 ParallelMatthew 7:7 Biblia ParalelaMatthew 7:7 Chinese BibleMatthew 7:7 French BibleMatthew 7:7 German BibleMatthew 7:7 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)Its great importance in preparing the mind for the duties of the sanctuary and the family. He who has planted in our breasts feelings of interest and pity for one another cannot be insensible to our need and pain.III. For in what way shall we fools be able to find a wise man, whereas this name, although hardly any one dare openly, yet most men lay claim to indirectly: so disagreeing one with another in the very matters, in the knowledge of which wisdom consists, as that it must needs be that either none of them, or but some certain one be wise? J. Wilmot-BuxtonThe Life of Duty, a Year's Plain Sermons, v. 2Casting Blame. (4)The pleasure of walking with God is a powerful incentive.II. Add up Gods Law and Prophets and this is what you get. 15. (Canon Liddon. It is on this ground that God is said to hear prayer in Scripture. I did not write this little work with the thought of its being given to the public. Prayer is not chiefly a petition for something that we want and do not possess. 24, 25. But so many have requested copies of it, because of the benefit they have derived from its perusal, that I have been asked to publish it. Jesus has said, "Ask and ye shall receive." An Exhortation to Alms-Deeds. 9-11 IN these words our Lord proceeds further to confirm what He had said of the certainty of an answer to prayer. An Exhortation to Alms-Deeds. And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand.'--Matt. Verses 12-14 Christ came to teach us, not only what we are to know and believe, but what we are to do; not only toward God, but toward men; not only toward those of our party and persuasion, but toward men in general, all with whom we have to do. 7, 8. There is no place we need such grace as in dealing with an erring one. And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. 16. 24, 25. It is a broad way; there are many paths in it; there is choice of sinful ways. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Let us never suppose our heavenly Father would bid us pray, and then refuse to hear, or give us what would be hurtful. Ask for what you need. 7, 8Assurance and Encouragement.--Matt. The first time He had spoken of the Father who is Andrew MurrayWith Christ in the School of PrayerSixth Lesson. 24. The gentleman saw that he had been straining after, but not receiving the blessing he sought. vii: 16. . How important to know the medium of acceptable prayer.(J. For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. How Much More? 15. "Herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit . 7 1 "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults - unless, of course, you want the same treatment. [2136] If ye then," Saint Augustinesermons on selected lessons of the new testamentKnown by their Fruits. At last, in the afternoon, the truants turn up. Pray; pray often; make a business of prayer, and be serious and earnest in it. For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.'--MATT. 5). We may profess to believe in Jesus Christ, we may say the Creed without a mistake, we may read H. vii. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? vii. 'How much more?' Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. Rev. Knock, and yet no admittance gain? "Cast the Beam Out of Thine Own Eye" (Matt. A. The issues are realized. The master has a strong suspicion where they have been: however, he asks, "Why were you not at school this morning?" Compare All Versions: Matthew 7:7-11. It is the noblest kind of human action, in which man realizes the highest capacity of his being. The master has a strong suspicion where they have been: however, he asks, "Why were you not at school this morning?" let me in. January 12. vii. Then knock and enter, seek and find, Ask and receive. Knock, and yet no admittance gain? (3)Another motive arises from the maintenance of the power of religion within us. An Exhortation to Alms-Deeds. Let those who have truly prayed give the answer. There is here no question as to the subjective effects of prayer; this is admitted by all.2. vii. Orderly; think about what you are going to ask. They consider that 'fruit' means only a man's conduct,--that a man is known by his conduct. Banter and silliness give no honor to God. And now, are you in the will of God?" If prayer is to be persevered in, it must be on the conviction that it is heard by a living Person. While these commands endure, These promises are sure; And 'tis an easy task To knock, to seek, to ask: Sinner hast thou the willing mind? The religion of Jesus Christ is one of deeds, not words; a life of action, not of dreaming. The third barrier is the false idea of the Divine dignity which is borrowed from our notions of human royalties. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? 6 "Don't be flip with the sacred. We can scarcely help it unless we are untrue to nature. For in what Way Shall we Fools28. 3It's easy to see a smudge on your neighbor's face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. vii. Take prayer to pieces; it consists of three different forms of activity.
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