Prayer Works

⁹ “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ¹⁰ For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. ¹¹ If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? ¹² Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? ¹³ If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” Luke 11:9-15

Just a quick reminder of something you already know, or should know. Prayer works. This passage gives us two reasons to believe in the power of prayer.

The first is that Jesus Himself commands us to ask.  “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you.” In this verse, Jesus is commanding that His followers ask. He also promises that when we ask we will receive. Put your faith in this promise.

The second reason to believe in the power of prayer is that God is good. Jesus tells us that if a sinful, fallen, earthly father would give his child bread when they ask for it, how much more will your Father in heaven give to you? God is good and He meets His children’s needs.

So turn back to the simple faith you once had and pray. Pray knowing you’re praying because Jesus told you to. Pray knowing that Jesus said “everyone who asks receives. “ Finally, pray with the expectation that God will answer your prayer because He is the good Father and will meet His children’s needs.