Luke 11:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 11:1

The Model Prayer

1 Now 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.”

2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say:
^aOur¹ Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
¹Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.

3 Give us day by day our daily bread.

4 And ^aforgive us our sins,
For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into temptation,
¹But deliver us from the evil one.”

A Friend Comes at Midnight

5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;

6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;

7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’?

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This section here in Luke 11:1-13 is devoted to one major objective—to do to instruct us concerning our perception of God the Father. Number one, He is not a reluctant stranger who can be bullied into bestowing His many gifts simply because of our many words. That is not the issue for being persistent.

Number two, He is not a malicious tyrant who takes vicious glee in the tricks that He plays on His subjects—by giving a scorpion rather than an egg.

Number three, He is not an indulgent grandfather who provides everything that is requested of Him. He does not spoil His children.

Number Four, He is our heavenly Father who graciously and willingly bestows good gifts when they are needed in answer to prayer. The key thing is "the good gifts when they are needed."

Excerpted from Prayer and Persistence

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