IF YE SHALL ASK

Today’s Text: If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:14)

Today’s Thoughts: Ever neglected to ask the Lord for something simply because the thought never crossed your mind? Sometimes the Lord will intervene before we think to ask; sometimes He will intervene even though we don’t ask; but sometimes, if it won’t cause us any harm, He might just wait for us to ask before He intervenes.

Today’s Testimony: I needed a new alarm clock. I finally found and bought one, but when I got home I realised that it did not have a snooze button. Now that might sound like a good thing, but I used a snooze button if my sister, Julie, was in the bathroom when my alarm went off. I usually only get up if an alarm tells me to. People telling me to get up only makes me want to sleep more. If the bathroom was occupied when my alarm went off I’d press the snooze button until I could have my turn.
The first morning the bathroom was unoccupied when my alarm went off. The second morning the next problem came. My alarm clock stopped ticking during the night. That was solved by Julie resetting the time when she was done in the bathroom. All the problems seemed solved, but that was only temporarily.
A short while later I had to attend a lecture in Durban at 08:00 a.m. We lived in Pinetown and needed to leave home early to avoid traffic. I had to get up rather early, and before Julie. Now I had a problem. If my alarm clock did not go off I would have been running hopelessly late. Julie’s alarm would only go off 40 minutes later.
So, there was only one thing to do. Well, I could have gotten Julie to set her alarm for me, but where would the testimony be in that?! I prayed.
My alarm clock kept time all night, and went off the next morning – but only that night. Then about a week later I thought, “Why don’t I pray that my alarm clock will keep time at night.” I did. This is my usual prayer: “Lord, please let my alarm clock keep time all night and go off on time in the morning. Your will be done. Amen”
That was the end of my alarm clock stopping during the night – except for a few exceptions that I still plan to share.
The one day that I prayed, my alarm clock worked, but it took me just over a week before I thought to do it permanently. God knew it wouldn’t harm me if it didn’t go off, and therefore He waited for me to ask.
I love that little alarm clock. It’s the best one I ever could have had. God Himself runs it. God is truly interested in every detail of our lives. He can do so many things that we would never think to ask – things we think are out of God’s do-list. But to put it plainly – it won’t hurt to ask. God is good!!!

Today’s Task: Do you have anything that you think just isn’t on God’s do list? Ask Him anyway, you might just be surprised. He can do the “impossible”; He can do the “petty”; and He can do the “not-done”. Try him.

Today’s Thanks: O Lord I praise You that You care about every detail of our lives. I thank You that You answer prayer. Lord, help us to ask You to intervene no matter what the problem. I thank You that You know what’s best for us. Amen.