ASK Devotions

Part 12: Ask

Part 12 4 min read

Grows from

Faith (and abiding in the Vine)

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.”

“If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.”

Key passages

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.”

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.”

Luke 11:9-10

“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.”

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.”

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.”

“Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.”

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.”

“If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.”

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.”

“In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.”

James 1:5-6

“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. 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.”

“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.”

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.”

“You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask. You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.”

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.”

“This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.”

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.”

“If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.”

Matthew 6:8

“Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.”

“Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.”

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.”

“Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.”

What Scripture says

  • Ask, and it will be given (Matt 7:7-8; Luke 11:9-10).
  • Whatever asked in Jesus’ name → He will do it; Father glorified (John 14:13-14).
  • Abide in Him → ask what you desire → done (John 15:7).
  • Ask in His name → joy made full (John 16:24).
  • Lack wisdom? Ask, and ask in faith without doubting (James 1:5-6).
  • Don’t have because don’t ask; ask amiss when motives are selfish (James 4:2-3).
  • Ask according to His will → He hears (1 John 5:14-15).
  • Father knows our needs before we ask (Matt 6:8).
  • He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask (Eph 3:20).

Connections

  • To Faith — ask in faith, no doubting (James 1:6)
  • To Jesus — ask in His name (John 14:13-14; 16:24)
  • To Abiding — abide in Him to ask effectively (John 15:7)
  • To Wisdom — ask for wisdom (James 1:5)
  • To Joy — ask in His name, joy full (John 16:24)
  • To Will of God — ask according to His will (1 John 5:14)
  • To Motive — ask amiss when selfish (James 4:3)

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for inviting us to ask. You know what we need before we ask You, and You are able to do far more than all we ask or think.

Teach us to ask in the name of Jesus, according to Your will, in faith and without doubting. Keep us abiding in Him, so that what we ask brings glory to You.

In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.