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1 | "Ask and you shall receive" | Matt 7:7 | gracechild | 57678 | ||
I wonder if someone here could shed a little light on the subject of, "Ask and you shall receive"? Many people of great Faith have asked and trusted God for a physical healing that was never granted. To tell them, they lacked enough Faith seems to not only judge their relationship with God but it also makes no allowance for the fact that God's Divine plan for them may have been a spiritual healing rather than a physical one. Faith moves mountains (it would seem) only if that be within the Divine Will. (which is still always BEST for us) Should we not be careful in telling others that their lack of healing was due to a lack of Faith? I don't see God as someone who answers prayers dependent upon great faith or little faith but upon His loving mercy toward all His children. Sometimes,this means not the physical healing asked for but rather a journey out of pain and into eternal bliss. "Ask and you shall receive"....please comment? Hopefully several of you can help me understand this a little better? Am I Scripturally off-base here? His still learning grace child, Toni |
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2 | "Ask and you shall receive" | Matt 7:7 | Jules | 57679 | ||
Asking for the filling of the Holy Spirit and for complete healing are good requests. Like you expressed, there are not easy answers in the realm of healing physical infirmities. Faith and mercy are one in the same according to the Hebrews expression of faith-"evidence of things unseen." Just as we read about mercy in the Bible, we may have faith that God gives His mercy to those who die before we want them to. Historically, God has taken young people to heaven because they were good. God knows who will appreciate His kingdom. Although loved ones on this side of heaven may not want the loved one to be with God, God wants him. God is sovereign and always wins. | ||||||
3 | "Ask and you shall receive" | Matt 7:7 | gracechild | 57682 | ||
Jules, Thank you for your response. May I ask more? You wrote: Historically, God has taken young people to heaven because they were good. I ask you.....How do we know this is why? Doesn't this earth also need good young people? You also wrote: God knows who will appreciate His Kingdom. I ask you....Will not ALL people appreciate His Kingdom? Thanks, Grace Child Toni |
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4 | "Ask and you shall receive" | Matt 7:7 | Jules | 57834 | ||
Actually, I am unsure of the Biblical evidence for God taking people. I heard about a good child being taken to heaven, and the story is from 2 Kings, when Joash's life is spared by a human. So God did not take him out of here at that moment, just showed him mercy through a human. Your question, "Will not all people appreciate His kingdom" is something to ask a seminary graduate, which I am not. | ||||||