Many people seem to freeze at the notion of serving in ministry because they have no sense the Lord is calling them; doors do not seem to open. It is lost on us that the Lord implores us to go out into the highways and byways of life and compel them to come.
Jesus gives us a hint on how to see doors opened for us in this familiar passage found within the Sermon on the Mount.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” [Matt. 7:7-8]
One reading is that if we are expecting doors to be opened, we must be doing all three – asking, seeking, and knocking—to see doors open. (Recall that the original Greek had no punctuation. Punctuation is the choice of the translator.)
Many folks are stuck wondering if it is the Lord’s will to take on a ministry opportunity. Question: Are you asking, and are you seeking and are you knocking to see doors opened for something you are passionate about? In light of this passage it seems out of order to speak about unopened doors. “For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” Those that do not stop asking, seeking, and knocking are convinced the Lord has too much fun opening doors. He does so with great delight.
Choose to be asking, seeking, and knocking to see doors opened for a kingdom-expanding result. The Apostle Paul and others who have been effective in ministry over the centuries have done so. Let’s join them!
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