FaithWalkDaily January 11, 2009
Ask.
Psalms 2:7-9 The king proclaims the LORD's decree: "The LORD said to me, 'You are my son. Today I have become your Father. Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession. You will break them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.'"
The great Scripture commentaries record that these are prophetic verses, referring to the rule of Jesus the Christ. Clearly there is strong indication that these are the words of David to whom God promised abundant blessings.
The obvious is that our strength is in Christ; He rules; in the end He will take down the devil with little effort. But that's not what I want to focus on today.
Only ask...
It is important to break Scripture down word by word when studying, rather than gulping down chapters at a time. If we read the whole of this Psalm without considering the nuances contained in words and phrases, we would miss much. This is, in my estimation, one of the problems with Christians who live on milk and never get into the meat. Of course another problem is taking a phrase or sentence out of context. But we're not going to do that. We're looking at the whole Psalm together and we're going to cull some marvelous morsels of wisdom and God's promises along the way. Those two words are powerful. Only ask.
Let's fast forward in our time machine to when Jesus is teaching. "You have not because you ask not" He says. If you have a PC Study Bible or a good concordance, simply look up the word ask and then look for the red text, Jesus' comments. I happened to be using the NLT in my search. I'm not going to cite every verse because this is a good study for you to do on your own but let me just give you a few examples: Give to those who ask, Your Father knows what you need even before you ask Him, you will be given what you ask, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask Him, ask Him to send our more workers, Keep on asking and you will be given what you ask...I could go on all day but you get the drift.
Only ask. When we pray, it needs to be with a heart that believes God hears and wants to bless us. He said, only ask. Why do we make things so much bigger and more difficult than we have to when all we need to do is ask?
Heavenly Father, we bow down before You in humble adoration, beginning to get just a glimpse of who You are. You, who created the universe, are better than any magic genie could ever be. Because Jesus tells us if we pray with belief, if we pray the desires of our hearts in accordance with Your will, if we only ask, you will provide it. Thank You God that you have not set us here and left us to fend for ourselves, scrabbling around in the dust fighting for every crumb. You are a loving and merciful God who lavishly pours out blessings on those who love and worship You. Yes, we are humbled, in awe of Your ability to wipe us out, yet instead You bless us beyond our wildest dreams. If we only ask. O Lord, how majestic are your ways! Remind us Holy Spirit to ask and trust that God will provide. In Jesus' precious name we pray, amen.
