“Seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” Matt. 7:7 (NIV). The encouragement here is that God will let us find him, his truths and his gifts. He does not want to keep them hidden. But they are hidden when we begin. That is why our responsibility is to seek and knock. Why does he ask us to seek and knock instead of just revealing everything to us without effort on our part? One reason is that there are many things we are not ready for. Before we proceed, we need to absorb and apply what we already know. Another reason God wants us to seek is that the process of seeking prepares us for receiving what we will find. As we seek we become focused, we put other things aside, and desire grows in our hearts. God uses the process to transform us. Our increasing focus and desire help transform us and connect us to God. “Seek and you will find.”
Is there something in Scripture God has promised to do inside you but it hasn’t happened yet, or do you only have a small piece of it? Ask yourself if you have really sought it out. In addition to your prayers, have you asked other believers to pray for you? Have you searched the Scriptures? Have you sought out wisdom from others? Have you searched for a book that might help? Have you searched the internet? God promises “seek and you will find”; this promise is our encouragement while we search.
