Be confident in prayer
Jesus tells us to be confident in prayer. God is indeed our Father. The Almighty will hear our pleas, and send us what is best for us at the right time. No good father whose child is in need will give with malice, instead of loving providence. In just this way a loving father will give his child bread, not a stone. Fish, not a sea snake. An egg, not a biting scorpion.
In the same way, God will never refuse or mock us. He will answer our prayer with perfect wisdom and perfect love. Sometimes our prayer may seem unanswered. It will surely turn out at a later stage that we have asked for something that would prove our downfall. We must be ceaseless in relationship with God, confident in prayer, and joyful in gratitude.
Jesus tells us, "Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." [1]
The Golden Rule
Jesus perfected the ancient ethical teaching, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. " The Son of God commanded, "Do to others what you would have them do to you." [2] In this sentence, Jesus sums up the Law and the Prophets. If we follow the golden rule of Jesus, we can never falter or mis-step. When we do only that which is right, we follow God's path and are on the royal road to Heaven.
[1] Matthew 7:7
[2] Matthew 7:12
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