Scorpion Omelets

“For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;

and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Luke 11:10-13

 

Beat together three eggs, some milk and your favorite ingredients to make an omelet.

It’s just that simple.

Now, no one would include scorpions as an ingredient.

Jesus uses an illustration that seems pretty absurd to make a point:

If your child is asking for something, like a fish or an egg for example, would he or she receive back from their father something deadly instead?

We would not do that.

How much more is our heavenly Father prepared to give us good things when we ask?

Then why is it that we do not ask?

So often we have learned – from the hands of man – that when we ask we are disappointed.

Instead of that good thing we have received back paybacks, anger or silence.

We have learned from those, who should bless, that we can sometimes receive anything but blessings.

This has made us hesitant or unwilling to ask of our Father in heaven.

Our mistake is to equate our earthly petition granters with our Heavenly Father.

There is no comparison.

God reveals His goodness and love for us through the cross and through a thousand more ways in the course of a single day.

He is, unlike any other, trustworthy.

We can confidently bring our petitions to Him knowing that His plans and His answers to us are good.

But even the answer that is a clear “No” is given with our best interests in His heart.

Seek Him.

Knock at the door.

Ask of Him.

He has good gifts waiting for the seeker who asks.

He won’t serve you scorpion omelets!