God Only Gives Good Gifts

“Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6 NET)

Most churchgoers believe God exists.  Why else would they bother to go to church? But in order to please God, we must also believe He rewards those who seek him. We need to believe He answers prayer. 

Our God is a prayer-answering God. Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:7-11 NET)

The expression “be careful what you wish for” implies that if you get what you think you want, there may be unforeseen and unpleasant consequences. But “The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it” (Proverbs 10:22 NET). Don’t be afraid to seek God. Our Father in heaven knows how to give good gifts to those who ask him, and he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

Margot Armer