Matthew 7:7-14
The Sermon On The Mount (Series)
Matthew 7:7-8
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
We ask for what we wish.
We seek, for what we miss.
We knock, for what we feel shut from.
Matthew 7:9-11
“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 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!
Our Father enjoys giving good gifts to His children.
His greatest gift is His son.
Matthew 7:12
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
This is a guiding principle.
Practicing the Golden Rule means paying a price.
Matthew 7:13-14
“Enter through the narrow gate. 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.
The basis for judging.
Since there are false prophets in the world, we must be careful of deception.
But the greatest danger is self-deception.