Asking In Prayer

                                         Luke 11:9
                         "And I say unto you Ask, and
                                  it shall be given you"

          This parable from (Luke 11:5-13) deals with the responsibility of the Christian.  When someone comes at midnight and ask for bread, the believer should not be indifferent.  The Lord spoke this parable to teach Christians that they should earnestly pray on behalf of others and their needs  God wants to satisfy those prayers through us and give us the joy of being intercessors for others
         "Asking in prayer" means coming to the Lord as would a beggar to a generous person.  One should not demand any thing from God.  If God's children will only trust Him for their needs, God will give them their request.  Many times, however, people ask for things that are not according to His will.  Christians must realize that He will only give the things that are "good" in light of eternity. He will give only what is eternally "good," and according to the execution of His plan and timetable.  "Good" for the believer may not be what he desires, but it is that which God has established as the thing which will execute His plan and bring the believer into a closer relationship with Him.  While He is a sovereign God, He is also a prayer-hearing and prayer-answering God'     Amen!!        

                                   May God Bless You
                                    And Your Families

                                                   Minister: Robert A. Lail
                                                   The Cross Life Ministry