The word to ask in this passage is Sha’al, a word with multiple meanings, including inquire, request, demand, beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, desire earnestly, obtain leave, lend, pray. In this passage there are four emphases of this word. Each gives a picture of the purpose of God for our asking.   Fearsome     […]

After spending some time in thought and prayer,   I began a biblical search for the priorities of God; essentially,  what does God want? In response to this most important question, I first visited the famous conversation between God the Father and the pre-incarnate Christ in Psalm 2:8. It reads ? “Ask of Me, and […]

A few years back there was this question rattling around in my mind,                        influencing my prayer? “What do I really want?”   Over a period of several days, I really began to think about what I wanted, only to realize how very selfish and […]