Knock! Knock!

The verse for 7/8 is from Matthew 7:8, "For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened."  NLT


Obviously, God is not some kind of cosmic Santa Clause who fulfills our every whim.  That is NOT what the verse above is saying.  I do believe it is referring to God's immense love for us.  I don't think we can even begin to imagine how much our Father in heaven loves us and how much He wants to bless us.  While our God is holy, He still invites us to come to Him.  He is approachable when we seek Him, above all else.  My thought is that, when our priority is loving and pleasing God, He will give us fringe benefits that exceed anything we could ever ask for or imagine. 

I love the way this passage reads in the Message translation.  Verses 7-11 give us a pretty clear understanding of how willing our God is to hear us and give us His best for our lives:
"Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?"

So, He's not hiding from us and His intention in not to trick us or harm us.  For all who seek Him, He will be found.  Knock! Knock!  Who's there?  God is!