Jesus speaks this kind of grace, this kind of unmerited favor into our culture that doesn’t really like to ask for help from anyone. We tend to think we are self-sufficient and for many things in this world, we can be. But when it comes to His kingdom, when it comes to knowing God, when it comes to actually trusting in the gospel, it is imperative that we ask, we seek, and we knock. We cannot get to heaven on our own. Our merit is insufficient. We can only get there by His grace, by His all-sufficient merit.