Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 7:7-8

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." — Matthew 7:7-8 (ASV)

To men you may not always speak of heavenly things, but to God you may. “Ask, seek, knock.” Let your prayer be adapted to the situation. Let it increase in intensity. Let it advance in the largeness of its object. To receive a gift is simple, to find a treasure is more enriching, to enter into a palace is best of all. Each form of prayer is prescribed, accepted, and rewarded in a manner suitable to its character.

The promise is universal to all who obey the precept. The commands are in opposition to the methods of anxious care, which have been denounced in the previous chapter, and they are encouragements to the precepts of giving and non-resistance set forth previously; since the one who can receive from God for the asking may well give to those who ask and even yield to those who unjustly demand. With such boundless stores at command, we should be neither stingy nor litigious.

Lord, help me to be done with fretting and to abound in asking, seeking, and knocking. So I will soon overflow with thanksgiving.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth;

This is the rule of God's kingdom invariably, whenever the request is a right one, and is presented in a right manner.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

To men you may not always speak of heavenly things, but to God you may. "Ask, seek, knock"; let your prayer be adapted to the case; let it increase in intensity, let it advance in the largeness of its object. To receive a gift is simple, to find a treasure is more enriching, to enter into a palace is best of all. Each form of prayer is prescribed, accepted, and rewarded in a manner suitable to its character. The promise is universal to all who obey the precept.

The commands are in opposition to the methods of anxious care which have been denounced in the former chapter; and they are encouragements to the precepts of giving and non-resistance set forth previously, since one who can have of God for the asking may well give to men who ask, and even yield to those who unjustly demand. With such boundless stores at command, we should not be either stingy or litigious. Lord, help me to have done with fretting, and to abound in asking, seeking, knocking; so I shall soon overflow with thanksgiving.