Middle school · Day 3 of 7
Keep Asking
Read: Luke 11:5-13 (KJV)
5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? 7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. 8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Read the whole chapter ›What it means
Jesus told a story about a man who knocked on his friend's door at midnight asking for bread. The friend did not want to get up, but the man kept knocking until he did. Jesus said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Then He said that if parents know how to give good gifts to their kids, God gives even better gifts to His children. God is not annoyed when you keep praying. He wants you to keep coming to Him. Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes it is wait, and sometimes it is something better than you asked for. But God always hears you and always gives what is truly good.
Key verse
“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
Luke 11:9 (KJV)
Think about it
- Have you ever stopped praying about something because you felt God was not answering?
- What does this passage teach you about what God is like as a Father?
- What is something you want to keep asking God about?
Pray
Father, thank You that You never get tired of hearing from me. Help me keep asking, seeking, and knocking, even when I do not see an answer yet. I trust that You give good gifts. Amen.