Episode 241
Luke 11:5-13
Luke 11:5-13
- We learn the importance of perseverance in prayer.
- We learn how wide and encouraging are the promises which the Lord Jesus holds out to prayer.
"The application of the parable is clear and plain. If importunity succeeds so well, between man and man, how much more may we expect it to obtain mercies when used in prayer to God."
"A man's state before God may always be measured by his prayers. Whenever we begin to feel careless about our private prayers, we may depend upon it, there is something very wrong in the condition of our souls."
Questions:
1. It is probably safe to say that those words “it is no use to pray” is the reason we struggle so much to pray. Will we resolve, here and now, to continue in prayer in faith that God not only hears but delights to hear our prayers and answer our requests and give the Holy Spirit?
2. If prayer is an indicator of the condition of our souls, what is it saying in our lives right now? That things are well in our souls, or that they are in imminent danger?
