Psalm 22:4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
The Lord God grants eternal life to all people because of Christ. “He died for all.” “God so loved the world….” But that gift must still be believed and received: “whosoever believeth in Him should…have eternal life.” We respond to His promise by asking life, and He gives it. The asking is done in the faith implanted by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel. We would not ask unless we believed it; we would not believe unless the Spirit calls. Since we cannot by our own reason or strength believe, the Spirit moves the heart by the Gospel to believe, ask, and receive.
We may have already once asked and received Life, but we need to ask every day to renew and reassure the heart, because the devil, the world, and the flesh are always about tempting and accusing. Thus, to keep our faith strong and our life full of joy and peace in believing we ask and receive.
All people want to live a long life and not die for a while, but the believer knows he will pass through death into a life that never ends. Just ask. John 11:25: “Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.” Jesus loves you; do not be afraid to ask.