Ask Jesus and He Shall Give You The Desires Of Your Heart

It is an interesting study when looking at the word ask in the Bible. Jesus encourages us to ask and at first we might think well of course we ask Jesus for things all the time but when we honestly contemplate it there are things like pride and fear that do prevent people from asking Jesus or anyone else for that matter for assistance.

Pride is a major obstacle that stops people asking for help. I don't need help they say. I can sort this out on my own and as such they go away relying on their own strength and don't receive the much needed assistance that could help them. Fear also can get in the way as they don't want to appear as weak, or needy, or dependant, or some cases they also fear being rejected by the one they ask. So there are obstacles to the very simple procedure of just asking. We as human beings have a happy knack of complicating the easiest of solutions.

The word ask in the concordance can also mean: to ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require.

God can do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask, crave, desire, require and think

Ephesians 3:20
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.

Psalms 37:4 says – Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

How do you get the desires of your heart? By delighting yourself in the Lord. It is amazing how many times we read that God wants us to be happy, delighted, joyful, etc.

Do you want more wisdom?

James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

How do you get more wisdom? By asking God. And it should be noted that there is no fear of rejection here because God gives to every man liberally (simply, openly, frankly, sincerely).

How should you ask?

James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

So how do you ask? In faith with nothing wavering.

How come I don't always get want I want?

James 4:2-3
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

1. You have not because you ask not

2. You ask and receive not because you ask amiss (improperly, wrongly)

What can Christians expect when they ask?

1 John 3:22
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Answer: Whatsoever.

Why? Because…

1. We keep his commandments.

2. We do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Why Christians should have confidence in Jesus Christ

1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

1. We have confidence (boldness, courage, assurance) in Jesus Christ
2. Jesus hears us
3. If we know he hears us
4. If we ask anything according to his will
5. We know that we have the petitions (requests, what we required) that we desired (asked) of him.

What will God do for us?

John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

What will God do if we ask him things in Jesus name? He will give it to us!

Want more proof?

John 16:23-24
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Jesus said verily, verily. That means truly, truly. He said it it twice so that we really get it! Whatsoever we ask the Father in Jesus name he will give to us. And why? So that our joy may be full. There's that God wanting us to be happy again:)

More?

John 14:13-14
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Wow! If we ask anything in Jesus name he will do. Why? So that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 15:7
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Jesus keeps telling us over and over again that if we ask anything in his name it will be done for us. IF we abide in him and his words abide in us.

Why not ask?

There is an old saying – don't ask and don't get! So why not ask?

Luke 11:9-13
And I say unto you, 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. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Let's itemize these things:

1. Ask and it shall be given to you
2. Seek and you will find
3. Knock and the door will open for you
4. How much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ash him

The greatest gift ever given to mankind is the Holy Spirit. Everyone that asks receives. So once again I put it to you in conclusion why not ask?