Sunday Reading: Luke 18:1-8
Key Verse: Luke 18:1
1 And He also spoke a parable to them to teach it is always right to pray, and not to faint,
Devotion:
How many times have you given in to someone because they just did not stop nagging you? I’m sure we have all given in at some stage not matter how mad we got at the time! But that is not what Jesus is telling us to do; He was not telling us to continue asking God for stupid things until we drive Him mad and then wait for Him to give us what we asked for! That will just not work...
God is Just. That means that He will not give in to things that are not just or not righteous. How can a God that knows no corruption give in and become corrupt? I am very glad for one that He is never going to fall into any traps of temptation, lust, greed or pride. God knows no sin and will never give in to it. That means that if we try and tempt Him into giving us something that is not right; we are never going to get to see that!
What is being said here by Christ is that we do need to continue on in prayer. Prayer should not be something we get to do once in a while or once a year just before Christmas. Prayers are something that we need to lift up to God constantly because it is going to be through those prayers that we are able to show our own love to God. He is the one that has already shown us all manner of love; we now get to show a part of our love back to Him by lifting up our prayers and our praise to Him – not once or twice but continually! Our prayers should be a constant conversation with God. Friends do not sit around and do nothing and then pick up the phone once a year to have a chat – friends will continue to have conversations and will continue to catch up with each other. Just because God knows what we do get up to, does not mean that He does not want to hear it from us! Hearing it from us instead of finding it all out for Himself is not going to show Him any love from our point of view! Lift up your praise and your prayers continually – it is God’s wish.
Points to Ponder:
Do you keep in contact with people?
Are you lifting up your prayers daily?
Key Verse: Luke 18:1
1 And He also spoke a parable to them to teach it is always right to pray, and not to faint,
Devotion:
How many times have you given in to someone because they just did not stop nagging you? I’m sure we have all given in at some stage not matter how mad we got at the time! But that is not what Jesus is telling us to do; He was not telling us to continue asking God for stupid things until we drive Him mad and then wait for Him to give us what we asked for! That will just not work...
God is Just. That means that He will not give in to things that are not just or not righteous. How can a God that knows no corruption give in and become corrupt? I am very glad for one that He is never going to fall into any traps of temptation, lust, greed or pride. God knows no sin and will never give in to it. That means that if we try and tempt Him into giving us something that is not right; we are never going to get to see that!
What is being said here by Christ is that we do need to continue on in prayer. Prayer should not be something we get to do once in a while or once a year just before Christmas. Prayers are something that we need to lift up to God constantly because it is going to be through those prayers that we are able to show our own love to God. He is the one that has already shown us all manner of love; we now get to show a part of our love back to Him by lifting up our prayers and our praise to Him – not once or twice but continually! Our prayers should be a constant conversation with God. Friends do not sit around and do nothing and then pick up the phone once a year to have a chat – friends will continue to have conversations and will continue to catch up with each other. Just because God knows what we do get up to, does not mean that He does not want to hear it from us! Hearing it from us instead of finding it all out for Himself is not going to show Him any love from our point of view! Lift up your praise and your prayers continually – it is God’s wish.
Points to Ponder:
Do you keep in contact with people?
Are you lifting up your prayers daily?