But do not forget that in coming to God as a father you acknowledge your relation to Him as a child. You not only trust His goodness, but in all things yield to His will, knowing that His love is changeless. You give yourself to do His work. It was to those whom He had bidden to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness that Jesus gave the promise, "Ask, and ye shall receive." John 16:24. | |
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Men glem ikke, at når du kommer til Gud som til en fader, erkender du dit barneforhold til ham. Ikke alene forlader du dig på hans godhed, men du bøjer dig i alle ting for hans vilje i bevidstheden om, at hans kærlighed er uforanderlig. Du hengiver dig til at gøre hans gerning. Det var til dem, han havde pålagt først at søge Guds rige og hans retfærdighed, at Jesus gav løftet: »Bed, så skal I få!« |