I Ask, Certain that I Shall Receive Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. —MATTHEW 7:7     “Ask, and it shall be given unto you” is one of the greatest promises of the ages and has within it the greatest possibility ever experienced by the mind of man. Surely this implies that there is a power that can and will honor our request. But the same man said, “Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss.” These two sayings of Jesus are not contradictory, each implies that there is a Divine Givingness that withholds nothing from man but cannot contradict Its own nature. That is, God is good and we cannot expect evil from goodness; therefore, if we ask evil from goodness, goodness cannot honor that request. This would be 'asking amiss.'

Whatever we ask for in the name of Reality, that is, in the nature of that which is real, we shall most certainly receive. It is certain, however, that if we ask and have it given unto us, we must first seek and find, knock and have the door opened. What is this that we seek other than our true union with good? Where is the door that must be opened other than in our own consciousness? It is the door of acceptance, faith, and confidence. How can we receive that which the mind refuses to entertain? I believe and I accept with thanksgiving. Therefore, today I ask and know that I shall receive. I seek and know that I shall find. Today I knock and know that it shall be opened unto me. I receive the gift of Life in all its fullness.”

Excerpt From 365 Science of Mind Ernest Holmes