Ask Questions

Ask Questions

"Ask questions. Find out what has been going on all these years before you were born. From the day God created man and woman on this earth, and from the horizon in the east to the horizon in the west—as far back as you can imagine and as far away as you can imagine—has anything as great as this ever happened? Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?" (Deuteronomy 4:32)

Questions are proof that a person is thinking. Yet sometimes, people do not know enough to ask the right questions. That is why this passage is so valuable—it helps us understand what kind of questions to ask and where those questions should come from.

It says, “Find out what has been going on before you were born.” That speaks of history—the past. Ask about the past
Then it says, “Imagine as far back and as far away as you can.” That points to vision—the future.

Both are important. The past reveals what God has done, while the future shows what God can do.

So, what questions are you asking?
Who are you asking them to?
Do you know enough to ask the right questions?

Have you discovered what was, what is, and what can be? Do you see things as they are, or as they could be? Do you see from man’s perspective, or from God’s?

Samuel told Saul that “God does not see as man sees.” To receive what God gives, you must learn to see as God sees—and to ask as He leads. It is only in asking that we receive—whether in making a request or in seeking understanding.

So ask—boldly, wisely, and faithfully.
Because every revelation, every answer, and every truth begins with the right question.

Have a fruitful day,
(Dr.) Emmanuel Okoro
(aka Dr. Lift)

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