Who would give their son a snake if he asked for a fish?

Please read today's Gospel readind & the following reflection: Matthew 7: 7 - 12 Jesus said,
	"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
	For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
	Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
	Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?
	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!
	So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Once I said to my wife, “Darling you are the answer to my prayers.. You aren’t exactly what I asked for.. But apparently you are what I get!”

But I am so happy with her. She is everything I could have hoped for without knowing. She is to me, evidence of what Jesus is promising today in the Gospel:  If we ask God to supply for us, we don’t always get what we want but we get what we need.

Ultimately this is the most encouraging part of the Bible. It promises that God always gives us what we need. Notice, it doesn’t say that however? Jesus uses the examples of a good father or parent who will always look after their children and not give them hurtful or dangerous things.

For those who trust in God, they will always have the sort of trust that knows God always listens and grants the best solution to all of our life’s problems.

I have never lost that child like trust. Despite all the difficulties of my journey so far, I know I am still heading in the right destination and the goal is always there even when hidden from my sight.

I encourage you today to have that same sort of confidence in God’s omniscience and ability to provide for all your needs. Learn to develop the kind of child-like trust in Him and I assure you, there will be nothing you cannot achieve.