{"id":5641,"date":"2015-04-01T12:13:41","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T12:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=5641"},"modified":"2015-04-02T04:53:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T04:53:53","slug":"what-exactly-do-you-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=5641","title":{"rendered":"WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU WANT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Faith Capsule: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Asking is a demonstration of faith. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Matthew 7<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What God says He will do is a done deal for anyone that knows to engage His word faithfully. The Creative creator is true and cannot lie. Psalmist testified, <\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As for <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">God<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, His way <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> perfect; the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">word <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lord<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is proven; He <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> a shield to all who trust in Him.\u201d (Psalm 18:30) Proverbs 30:8 <\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">stated,<\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201cEvery <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">word <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">God <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> pure; He <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> a shield to those who put their trust in Him.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The book of <\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hebrews 12:4 buttressed, \u201cFor the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">word <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">God <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> soul and spirit, and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> joints and marrow, and is a discerner <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> the thoughts and intents <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> the heart.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">God was so sure about how His word is authentic when He stated, <\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> a<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">nd it shall prosper <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">in the thing<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:11)<\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Considering the scriptural verses above, we are to wonder why it is so difficult for man to give self to the word of God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you facing any challenge that seems to be bringing your world to a standstill? Is it a challenge that shuts all doors for breakthrough? The only prescription that was prescribed by the Eternal surgeon, the only One who reverses the irreversible is to ask. Asking without ceasing regardless of what the season offers is what Jesus meant for us. The book of <\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Matthew 7:7-8, <\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><i>\u201cAsk, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.<\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-small;\"><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have you been asking or assuming? <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is a difference in asking and assuming that Jesus knows. Asking is a demonstration of faith. Bartimaeus the blind man cried his entire cry, got Jesus\u2019 attention despite the thronging crowd but did not ask what exactly he wanted from Jesus. Jesus knows our problem but He wants us to ask for what we want. Have you been asking or you have only been making noise? Jesus prompted the blind Bartimaeus to ask when He questioned him,<\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u201c<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">saying, <\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhat do you want Me to do for you?\u201d<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> (Luke 18:40-41) <\/span><\/i><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What do you want Jesus to do for you? Insist, persist and resist all that hinders receiving from Him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Prayer for today: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His word.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faith Capsule: Asking is a demonstration of faith. Matthew 7 What God says He will do is a done deal for anyone that knows to engage His word faithfully. The Creative creator is true and cannot lie. 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