Passage
Matthew 7:1-12 (ESV)
Hezekiah Restored the Temple
2 Chronicles 29:1-19
Key Verse: 29:18
Open Doors
Date: Feb. 5, 2021
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 7:7
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
1. Do not judge (1-6)
We invent many ways to judge others. But judging is like shutting a door in one's face. Perhaps it makes us feel superior. Jesus did not come to judge, but to save. He didn't come to look down on us, but to become like us. Rather than judging, we can show compassion, mercy, and grace. Rather than judging, we ought to examine our own hearts and recognize our own need for mercy.
2. Ask, seek, knock (7-12)
Sometimes we are so sure that we don't ask. Or maybe we are scared to be unsure, so we don't ask. Or maybe we are simply scared of rejection or not getting anything. I found that asking questions and seeing where they lead often leads to a fuller and richer faith. It will also lead to further questions. God is not a closed door, but one that opens to more and more riches when we continue to ask, seek, and knock. God continues to fulfill the scriptures and advances his kingdom when we seek him more and more. He is a fountain of living water.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for your grace and your generosity to open doors to me and to all who seek you.
One Word: The door will be open for you
