Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for.
Keep on seeking, and you will find.
Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you
(Matthew 7:7; NLT).
1. If we seek the Lord within,
He promises we’ll find.
2. If we knock upon his door
It opens: he is kind.
3. If we ask the Father’s help,
He hears us when we plead.
4. If we love the Lord our God
He gives us all we need.
References
1. You are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).
Everyone who seeks, finds (Matthew 7:7; NLT).
2. To everyone who knocks, the door will be opened (Matthew 7:8; NLT).
How kind the Lord is! (Psalm 116:5; NLT).
3. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us (1 John 5:14; NIV).
4. You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind (Luke 10:27; NLT).
Everyone who asks, receives (Matthew 7:8; NLT).
God will generously provide all you need (2 Corinthians 9:8; NLT).
1. Lord,
You’re the Father of Jesus,
The Christ:
And also our Father within.
2. Mary,
Christ’s Mother, the Lady of Grace:
You’re our Mother;
Your children: our kin.
3. Immanuel,
Brother, born here on the earth:
You share in our frail flesh
And blood.
4. Comforter,
Spirit in all humankind:
You make us all one
In your love.
References
1. All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3; NLT).
You are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).
2. God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings favoured woman!” […] You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High” (Luke 1:28,31-2; NLT).
When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home (John 19:26-7; NLT).
3. She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us’ (Matthew 1:23; NLT).
Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother (Mark 3:35; NIV).
It was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters (Hebrews 2:17; NLT).
4. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things I said to you (John 14:26; YLT).
“In the last days,” God says, “I will pour out my Spirit upon all people” (Acts 2:17; NLT).
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you (Romans 8:11; NLT).
I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one(John 17:22; NLT).
I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God
who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods
(Exodus 20:5; NLT).
1. Jealous God,
You love us,
And you’re waiting to receive
Us all, when we turn back to you – Please help us to believe.
2. Gracious God,
You love us,
And you’re ready to forgive
Us all, when we are sorry – Help us change the way we live.
3. Holy God,
You love us,
And you’re willing to restore
Us all to health, when we have faith – Please free us from your law.
4. Mighty God,
You love us,
And you’re eager to redeem
Us all, when we amend our lives – Your power is supreme.
5. Father God,
You love us,
And you’re longing to embrace
Us all, when we return to you – Then we will see your face.
References
1. You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods (Exodus 34:14; NLT).
He loves us with unfailing love (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
The Lord must wait for you to come to him (Isaiah 30:18; NLT).
Let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord (Lamentations (3:40; NLT).
2. You are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful (Nehemiah 9:17; NLT).
He forgives all my sins (Psalm 103:3; NLT).
Surrender your pride and power. Change your hearts before the Lord (Jeremiah 4:4; NLT).
3. He is a holy God (Joshua 24:19; NIV).
If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean (Matthew 8:2; NLT).
[He] heals all my diseases (Psalm 103:3; NLT).
Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles (Isaiah 40:31; NLT).
Sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power (1 Corinthians 15:56; NLT).
Now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit (Romans 7:6; NLT).
4. He will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6; NIV).
He is eager to relent and not punish (Joel 2:13; NLT).
He redeems me from death (Psalm 103:4; NLT).
You, O Lord, are supreme over all the earth (Psalm 79:9; NLT).
5. You are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48; NLT).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him (Luke 15:20; NIV).
Now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face (1 Corinthians 13:12; NRSV).
You lived in this world without God and without hope
(Ephesians 2:12; NLT).
1. Father,
When we shut you out
We make life so depressing;
2. Jesus,
When we cast you off
The years are hard to bear;
3. Spirit,
When we block your love
We make our lives so empty –
4. Yet all we need to say is: Lord, have mercy,
For you care.
References
1. The godless are barren (Job 15:34; NLT).
I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so meaningless (Ecclesiastes 2:17; NLT).
2. In those days you were living apart from Christ […] You lived in this world without God and without hope (Ephesians 2:12; NLT).
Why wasn’t I buried like a stillborn child, like a baby who never lives to see the light? (Job 3:16; NLT).
3. People who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it (1 Corinthians 2:14; NLT).
God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors (1 Peter 1:18; NLT).
4. God have mercy on me, a sinner (Luke 18:13; NIV).
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you (1 Peter 5:7; NLT).
