March.22.04 - Light for the Day - "Come Boldly" -- Matthew 7:7  "Ask and it will be given to you;  seek and you will find;  knock and the door will be opened to you." ------------------- Children are not bashful about asking for things.  They would not be normal if they did not boldly  make their needs known. God has said to His children, "Let us ... come boldly  to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and  find grace to help in time of need."(Heb. 4:16).  God is keenly aware that we are dependent upon Him for life's necessities. It was for that reason that Jesus said,  "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;  knock, and it will be opened to you"(Matt. 7:7). What is troubling you today? Is your heart burdened  because of some problem that threatens to overcome you? Are you filled with anxiety and worry, wondering what will happen next? Listen - as a child of God through faith in Christ, you can turn these over to Christ, knowing that He loves you and is able to help you. Don't carry your burden any longer, but bring it "boldly to the throne of grace" - and leave it there. -- Billy Graham --------------- -- Matthew 21:22  "And whatever things you ask in prayer,  believing, you will receive." -- Psalms 50:15  "Call upon Me in the day of trouble;  I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me." -- Psalms 86:5  "For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,  And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." -- Psalms 145:18  "The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,  To all who call upon Him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;  He also will hear their cry and save them." -- Jeremiah 29:11-13 "11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,  says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil,  to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me,  and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me,  when you search for Me with all your heart." -- Jeremiah 33:3 "Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you  great and mighty things, which you do not know." -- Isaiah 55:6 "Seek the LORD while He may be found;  call on Him while He is near."