The Gospel of Luke by Max Lucado

Author:Max Lucado
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

LESSON SEVEN

PERSISTENT

PRAYER

MAX

LUCADO

REFLECTION

Prayer is one of the Christian’s most amazing privileges. What a wonderful gift to be able to enter God’s presence anytime, anywhere, and make our requests known. We’ve all seen answers to prayer. Yet most of us also have a backlog of requests that we’ve mentioned in prayer many times, with seemingly no answer in sight. Think of a time when you felt like giving up on a certain prayer request. What made it difficult to pray? What helped you keep on praying? What do you think would have happened if you stopped praying?

SITUATION

The disciples had numerous opportunities to observe Jesus as he prayed. Eventually, they got around to saying, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Jesus’ response shows that he heard two requests in one: the disciples needed some idea of how to pray and they also needed some idea of why they should pray. He gave them a model for how to approach God, and he also gave reasons why they should pray.

OBSERVATION

Read Luke 11:1–13 from the NCV or the NKJV.

NCV

1One time Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his followers said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John taught his followers.”

2Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say:

‘Father, may your name always be kept holy.

May your kingdom come.

3Give us the food we need for each day.

4Forgive us for our sins, because we forgive everyone who has done wrong to us.

And do not cause us to be tempted.’ ”

5Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you went to your friend’s house at midnight and said to him, ‘Friend, loan me three loaves of bread. 6A friend of mine has come into town to visit me, but I have nothing for him to eat.’ 7Your friend inside the house answers, ‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.’ 8I tell you, if friendship is not enough to make him get up to give you the bread, your boldness will make him get up and give you whatever you need. 9So I tell you, ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you. 10Yes, everyone who asks will receive.The one who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened.11If your children ask for a fish, which of you would give them a snake instead?12Or, if your children ask for an egg, would you give them a scorpion? 13Even though you are bad, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more your heavenly Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

NKJV

1Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

2So He said to them, “When you pray, say:

Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

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