Luke 11
from Daily Devotional With Murphy Eyenike Hosted by Murphy Eyenike
In today's devotional, we remind ourselves of what Jesus taught about prayer; "Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Jesus said, “This is how you should pray: “Father, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon. Luke 11:1-2 NLT. Prayer, first and foremost is about the Father. It is not a tool for getting what you want out of God or for manipulating him. Prayer is not first about striking down perceived enemies; seen and unseen. Prayer is first about a relationship with the Father. Secondly, Jesus taught them about the place of persistence in prayer; "Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’ But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence. Luke 11:5-8 NLT. Effective prayer is persistence. It is shameless and will not give up. Our lesson this morning is, if you will see prayer first as a time to fellowship with God and then be persistent when you make your request, you will have most of your prayers answered.
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