Where ask is have, where seek is find,
Where knock is open wide.

The lines paraphrase the biblical promise (Matthew 7:7 / Luke 11:9): “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” In Smart’s devotional idiom, the compressed phrasing turns the scriptural sequence into a set of spiritual certainties: prayer (“ask”), earnest pursuit (“seek”), and persevering appeal (“knock”) are met by divine response (“have,” “find,” “open wide”). The effect is to emphasize God’s accessibility and generosity, presenting faith not as abstract doctrine but as an active practice that yields assurance and welcome.