Asking vs having
from Holiness on SermonAudio Hosted by Tom Sutphin
As we approach verse 2 and three we come across what is, in "Christian circles" a highly regarded and highly abused text. The old you have not because you ask not. Our God owes us card. The He is lucky to have me and now He is my magic genie card. But in the context with which this text is written there is such a deeper understanding for us as believers. It takes us to a place of true understanding of the gifts, the Giver, and us the askers. Here is a question I have ran into as I have studied this. It's not what we are always asking for is bad, sometimes the things we ask for is very good. But the motives in consuming what we ask for makes a huge difference. Just like the lame man here at the pool of Bethesda.
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