Matthew 7:7-8 TPT “Ask, and the gift is yours. Seek, and you’ll discover. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. For every persistent one, he will get what he asks for.
8 Every persistent seeker will discover what he longs for. And everyone who knocks persistently will one day find an open door.”
Passion footnotes: “Clement of Alexandria attributes an additional saying to Jesus and states that it is from the Hebrew Matthew: “The one who seeks should not cease until he finds, and in finding he shall marvel, and having marveled he shall reign, and having reigned he shall rest.”
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“Clement’s Interpretation:
Clement expands on this promise, suggesting that the journey of seeking and finding is a process with stages:
Seek and not cease: The seeker must persevere in their search, not giving up easily.
Find and marvel: Upon finding what they sought, the individual will be filled with wonder and awe.
Marvel and reign: The sense of wonder and awe will lead to a period of ruling or having authority.
Reign and rest: Finally, after a period of ruling or having authority, the seeker will find peace and rest
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Additional Comments:
Basically, you’d better not be a quitter.
Just sitting on a chair in attendance does not mean you haven’t quit. There is action involved as part of the body.
Senior Pastor Steve Kim