The Bible is indeed Good News! The Bible is good news for the world, the Bible is good news for Christians.
Every good and perfect gift is from God. This text from James says God is the giver of all good gifts. God is the giver of all we need.
In Matthew 7, we find a well-known progression: Ask, Seek, Knock. Do you sense the increase in urgency? God promises that we will be heard. God will never give us something evil or harmful. He will not give stones instead of bread; he will not give a snake instead of fish.
I do not want only to ask, I want to seek. I want in prayer to urgently knock on God’s heart. What a challenge! Even though I pray, I don’t know for what I should ask. But God gives abundantly, not only the answer to my prayers, but the power to connect in prayer. According to Romans 8:26-27, the Holy Spirit intercedes and pleads my case. I think it works this way: the more I know God, the more I know how to seek and accept his answer. And he always answers!
This promise is directed to kingdom seekers. Note the context and connection between Matt. 6:33 and Matthew 7:7-12. The promise is that (1) God will hear; (2) God will answer. He answers in blessings, kingdom things, and kingdom seeking.
With such assurance, I will be faithful even when I don’t understand. Abraham went out, not knowing where he was going, but he did know with whom he went.
Do I know the one with whom I am going?