“Which of the two did his father’s will?”

“The first,” they said.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!

And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be alert!”

I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven’t known the deep things of Satan—as they say—I do not put any other burden on you.

Ask

Call on Me in a day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

I called to the Lord in distress;
the Lord answered me
and put me in a spacious place.

Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.

“Keep asking,

and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for—believe that you have received

them, and you will have them.

Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God, and who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would ask Him, and He would give you living water.”

Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.

In that day you will not ask Me anything.

“I assure you: Anything you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me.

Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.

The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will restore him to health; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

and can receive whatever we ask from Him because we keep His commands and do what is pleasing in His sight.

Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Seek

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able

I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord

and seeking Him in His temple.

I sought the Lord, and He answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.

Honor His holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

In my bed at night
I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but did not find him.

I opened to my love,
but my love had turned and gone away.
I was crushed that he had left.
I sought him, but did not find him.
I called him, but he did not answer.

I have not spoken in secret,
somewhere in a land of darkness.
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:
Seek Me in a wasteland.
I, Yahweh, speak truthfully;
I say what is right.

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.

You will call to Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

For the Lord says to the house of Israel:

Seek Me and live!

Philip found Nathanael

and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth!”

Looking intently at him, he became afraid and said, “What is it, lord?”

The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have come up as a memorial offering before God.

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.

Knock

once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us!’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’

For He says:

I heard you in an acceptable time,
and I helped you in the day of salvation.

Look, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation.

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And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”