Friday, July 04, 2008
TWA Luke 11:5-8
Luke 11:5-8
And 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; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And 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. I 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.
God will listen, God will care. This is what the verse is trying to tell us. Many times when we pray, we came to Him with a fear that we might disturbing God.
"Maybe God has far more important things to do then to listen to this little problem of mine."
We didn't dare to ask, we didn't dare to seek. How amazingly, God uses this parable to ensure us that He is not like that.
"God is a true and loving friend, one to whom we can bring all our needs, our troubles, and our problems because He will listen, and He will care! But God also wants us to be persistent, not to browbeat or pester Him for an answer, but rather, because we so believe in Him, and we want to express to Him just how much we really trust Him even when the answer doesn’t come immediately. It’s an expression of relentless faith which so pleases Him."
"If this uncooperative neighbor finally gives a loaf to his friend, how much more will our Heavenly Father give to us, His children, if we come to Him with believing faith? As long as we ask according to His will [1 John 5:14], we can confidently bring our requests, and even if we need to dig in and wait for His answers, it’s because we know that our trust in His love and generosity will make Him so happy."
Waiting can be a long process and a test of our patience. I remembered waiting for 2 whole months before finally hearing the confirmation to go on Logos 2. Those time were so hard to past.. But God wants me to wait and trust in Him. During those time, I prayed that I can go but at the same time may God's will be done. And I also believed that if God wants me to go, He will open all doors for me.
I got confirmation 2 weeks before I flew to Germany. In such a short time, I had to get so many things done. I had to seek permission from school to leave attachment early (2 times!), get air ticket, insurance, things to bring over, cold weather clothings, and the most important thing... Get the money ready. With only one week left before flying, I still didn't have any money with me. We're not talking about a few hundred dollars, but a few thousand here. My faith and waiting paid off.. All was well in the end.
It reminds me so much of this parable.. All the asking, praying and getting from God.
Thank you, God :)
And 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; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And 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. I 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.
God will listen, God will care. This is what the verse is trying to tell us. Many times when we pray, we came to Him with a fear that we might disturbing God.
"Maybe God has far more important things to do then to listen to this little problem of mine."
We didn't dare to ask, we didn't dare to seek. How amazingly, God uses this parable to ensure us that He is not like that.
"God is a true and loving friend, one to whom we can bring all our needs, our troubles, and our problems because He will listen, and He will care! But God also wants us to be persistent, not to browbeat or pester Him for an answer, but rather, because we so believe in Him, and we want to express to Him just how much we really trust Him even when the answer doesn’t come immediately. It’s an expression of relentless faith which so pleases Him."
"If this uncooperative neighbor finally gives a loaf to his friend, how much more will our Heavenly Father give to us, His children, if we come to Him with believing faith? As long as we ask according to His will [1 John 5:14], we can confidently bring our requests, and even if we need to dig in and wait for His answers, it’s because we know that our trust in His love and generosity will make Him so happy."
Waiting can be a long process and a test of our patience. I remembered waiting for 2 whole months before finally hearing the confirmation to go on Logos 2. Those time were so hard to past.. But God wants me to wait and trust in Him. During those time, I prayed that I can go but at the same time may God's will be done. And I also believed that if God wants me to go, He will open all doors for me.
I got confirmation 2 weeks before I flew to Germany. In such a short time, I had to get so many things done. I had to seek permission from school to leave attachment early (2 times!), get air ticket, insurance, things to bring over, cold weather clothings, and the most important thing... Get the money ready. With only one week left before flying, I still didn't have any money with me. We're not talking about a few hundred dollars, but a few thousand here. My faith and waiting paid off.. All was well in the end.
It reminds me so much of this parable.. All the asking, praying and getting from God.
Thank you, God :)
# . Grace Eleora Loo : 7/04/2008 07:57:00 AM
