Do you have some unanswered prayers?
I do. Over the years I have had literally
hundreds and hundreds of prayers answered.
It has become a normal thing for me to ask
God for help, direction or for something all the
time. Yet, there are still some that are not
answered, at least yet.
Perhaps that is why one time the disciples
came to Jesus and ask, "Lord, teach us to
pray, ...".
We need to note that Jesus is talking to his "disciples".
Not just the people of the world. His obligation is to
his "people", not just anybody, though He often does
answer sincere prayer offered to Him by those in no
relationship with him.
When Jesus answered his disciples He of course
mentioned keeping the name of God holy and
forgiving etc. But the thing that stands out to me
is His spending more time telling us to keep on
asking and asking. He goes into a lengthy illustration
of going to a friend in the middle of the night asking
for bread and the man don't want to get out of bed.
"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.
"And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will
receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and
you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door
will be opened to you. For everyone who asks,
receives. Every one who seeks, finds. And to
everyone who knocks, the door will be opened."
(Luke 11:8 - 10 NLT)
God wants us to "pester" Him with our prayers
until it is time for Him to answer the prayer.
Just a closing illustration.
George Mueller that great man of faith in England
years ago kept track of his prayers and their answers.
He had thousands of prayers answered. But two men
he knew he prayed for their salvation for twenty five
years. When George died they still had not been saved.
But one of these men turned to the Lord at George's
funeral and the other within a month after George died.
LETS KEEP ON KNOCKING.
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