7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
In context here, Jesus is talking about how we deal with others. In the paragraph before He warns against being judgmental, and exhorts us to be introspective. In the statement after, he says basically: treat others the way you want to be treated. This all affects how we talk to God. We come asking advice we are aware we need; we come seeking salvation, forgiveness, and purpose. We come knocking to find a way to handle our decisions. Why pray? It all rests in the very character of our heavenly Father. As the omniscient One, He knows what we need better than we do. As the Good, Good Father, He gives what is best for us. Ask away, sincerely seek, knock on your knees. Especially when it comes to dealing with people, prayer pays off. Learn from the One who has to deal with everyone in the world.
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