Luke 11:9-10 And I tell you,ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Today's reading is very rich with truth and insights into prayer. I could easily have written an "Hour Devotional." But, since I want to stay on track with my promise of a "Minute Devotional," I decided to zero in on the two verses above. Here Jesus makes the straightforward promise that if we ask, seek and knock ... we will receive, find and encounter open doors!
Wow! This is a promise of which we all need to keep reminding ourselves. It is so easy to get discouraged as we are bombarded by need after need. And there are times when this parade of needs just keeps marching on, never missing a beat. We get knocked down and worn out. And all too often we can develop the attitude, "Does God even care?"
The answer to this is "YES!" He cares ... and cares deeply. But he knows what is always best for us. This means that there are times when he wants us to keep coming to him (as, in the parable Jesus tells here in this passage, the man boldly came to his neighbor late at night to ask for bread for his unexpected visitors). For God knows that if all we ever experienced were sunny days and warm breezes - our hearts would be tempted to lose sight of HIM ... the giver of those sunny days and warm breezes (see Deuteronomy 6:10-12). And we can ill afford to do that!
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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