John 16:26,27 – At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
“It is a very simple matter to ask. Brethren, if heaven is to be had for the asking, and if all that is needed to bring us to heaven is to be had for the asking, who would not ask? Whatever else a believer may fail to do, he should never fail, surely, in asking. If we have never asked God for anything at all, we may be quite sure that we were never converted. A prayerless soul must be a Christless soul; but if we are really in Christ, we must have practised the sacred art of asking, and we ought to go on continually with it. If there be any difficulty in our minds, let us ask, for the Holy Spirit can solve it. If there be any necessity in our homes, let us ask, for our Heavenly Father can supply it. If there be any weakness in our spiritual nature, let us ask, for God can strengthen us. If there be any longing desire of our soul, which even leads to great heaviness of spirit, let us ask, for our desire can be granted if it is a right one, and our heaviness can be removed. To ask, my brethren, is very simple; and let the Lord’s name be praised that, usually, the best asking is that which is the most simple.
Ask always; thy whole life should be spent in asking. Never hesitate to ask because of the greatness of the blessing thou desirest. The Lord is a great God though thou art so little, and he delights to give great things to those who ask them at his hands. And be not backward to ask because of thine unworthiness. Thou never canst have any worthiness of thine own; therefore, if a sense of unworthiness would check thy prayer now, it might always hinder thee from praying; yet the Lord bids thee pray, so it must be right for thee to pray.”
