Prepare: Ask to be given, seek to find and knock to get in.
Read: Luke 11:1-13
The model of the Master going away to commune with His Father, no doubt, created a desire in the disciples to follow suit.
A right approach: God is our father, someone who is accessible, loving and caring. He is the King of all creation and He is holy. He is to be honoured and His Kingdom to be awaited on earth in its fullness. He has hosts of angels to do His bidding and likewise, we who are subjects of this Kingdom should submit to His will.
We place our neds before Him; physical and spiritual, acknowledging our dependence upon Him. Our responsibility as those who have been forgiven is to forgive others in order to experience the peace and joy that God promises.
A proper attitude: The story of the host's desperate knock at the friend's door to feed the unexpected midnight caller shows how prayer has to be persistent to be effective.
Verse 13 reveals that the Father is eager to give His Holy Spirit to all those who ask. It is the Holy Spirit who understands the Father's will for us and also our weakness. Therefore, when we first receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, He would create in us a desire for God's will and wouldhelp us to pray (Ro, 8:26-27). Then we will have the joy of receiving answers for our asking, seeking and knocking.
Respond: Thank You, Lord, that when i do not know how to pray, the Holy Spirit takes over and makes my prayer perfect.
Read: Luke 11:1-13
The model of the Master going away to commune with His Father, no doubt, created a desire in the disciples to follow suit.
A right approach: God is our father, someone who is accessible, loving and caring. He is the King of all creation and He is holy. He is to be honoured and His Kingdom to be awaited on earth in its fullness. He has hosts of angels to do His bidding and likewise, we who are subjects of this Kingdom should submit to His will.
We place our neds before Him; physical and spiritual, acknowledging our dependence upon Him. Our responsibility as those who have been forgiven is to forgive others in order to experience the peace and joy that God promises.
A proper attitude: The story of the host's desperate knock at the friend's door to feed the unexpected midnight caller shows how prayer has to be persistent to be effective.
Verse 13 reveals that the Father is eager to give His Holy Spirit to all those who ask. It is the Holy Spirit who understands the Father's will for us and also our weakness. Therefore, when we first receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, He would create in us a desire for God's will and wouldhelp us to pray (Ro, 8:26-27). Then we will have the joy of receiving answers for our asking, seeking and knocking.
Respond: Thank You, Lord, that when i do not know how to pray, the Holy Spirit takes over and makes my prayer perfect.
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