No one is to blame, thats judgement. We need to stop wringing our hands and start using them for others. Do not judge, or you too will be judged. ( B) 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. ( C) Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. After instructing us to ask of God, Jesus compares God’s generosity with that of a human father. As a human father, I was inclined to provide my children with what they needed. I gave them what was good for them.

everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Real World Questions / Real Word Answers

Enter through the narrow gate. ( G) For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. True and False Prophets

C. When we intercede we actually pray according to the desire of God’s heart, (Genesis 18:32) Conclusion But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.Russell M. Nelson, “ Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 95; quoting Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith (2007), 132. B. The Bible says failure in intercede for our brethren is a sin in the eyes of the Lord, (1 Samuel 12:23)

Our prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, has given a similar invitation in our day. He said: “Pray in the name of Jesus Christ about your concerns, your fears, your weaknesses—yes, the very longings of your heart. And then listen! Write the thoughts that come to your mind. Record your feelings and follow through with actions that you are prompted to take. As you repeat this process day after day, month after month, year after year, you will ‘grow into the principle of revelation.’” 2 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple… Augustine: But the Lord is good, who often gives us not what we would, that He may give us what we should rather prefer. [10] We believe that God is the loving Father of all kids. It is HIS divine will that young people come to faith in Jesus Christ and find salvation through the Gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit to bring them to faith.Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Ask, and it shall be given.--The transition is again abrupt, and suggests the idea that some links are missing. The latent sequence of thought would seem to be this, "If the work of reforming others and ourselves," men might say, "is so difficult, how shall we dare to enter on it? Where shall we find the courage and the wisdom which we need?" And the answer is, In prayer for those gifts. Enter through the narrow gate. ( J) For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. True and False Prophets We will receive. That means that if we ask God for something, He’ll give it to us! Just remember that God doesn’t give us bad things. If we ask for something bad, or if we ask Him to do something bad to someone, He won’t do it. God only gives us good things, and He only does good things. If God doesn’t give us something, that means that it wouldn’t be the best thing for us. He wants to give us something better. So, if you ask, you will receive. In One day in the life of Ivan, he is praying with his eyes closed when a fellow prisoner notices him and says with ridicule, “Prayers won’t help you get out of here any faster.” Opening his eyes, Ivan answers, “I do not pray to get out of prison but to do the will of God.” (Our Daily Bread, December 29, 1993) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?