“A friend just arrived at my house unexpectedly and I have nothing to serve him. But your friend says, ‘Why are you bothering me? The door’s locked and my family and I are all in bed. Do you expect me to get up and give you, our food?’ But listen because of your shameless impudence, even though it’s the middle of the night, your friend will get up out of his bed and give you all that you need. So it is with your prayers. Ask and you’ll receive. Seek and you’ll discover. Knock on heaven’s door, and it will one day open for you. Every persistent person will get what he asks for. Every persistent seeker will discover what he needs. And everyone who knocks persistently will one day find an open door.” Luke 11 :6-10 TPT
Prayer is simply communicating with God, while persistence is to keep on keeping on. In other words, we are to talk with him, not just every now and then, or to fulfill our heart’s desire, but to stay in touch, so as to build a good relationship with our Heavenly Father. After all, he knows every detail of our lives, and by staying in touch, by following his lead, we can begin to see the blessings he, as our loving Father, has for us his children. In this passage Jesus is describing the importance of asking, seeking, and knocking. As our Father, his desire for us is to ask for his help, to seek his advice, and to knock on his door on a regular basis. We are to pray often, and with persistence and boldness. We are to be, as the hungry friend, seeking food and knocking until the door is opened to our satisfaction. Our hearts can be opened as we seek all the joys of heaven through prayer, since we know it’s his desire, and it can be ours, all for the asking.
Heavenly Father, help us to remember the importance of asking, seeking, and knocking persistently as our relationship with you grows, and be ever so thankful.
In Christ Love
Margaret