Sometimes I feel as though we go to God to timidly or passively in prayer.  Almost approaching the throne with a sorry to bother you God but…  Jesus talks about a completely different approach to prayer.  He tells us to pray with shameless audacity.  Let’s look at some of His words about prayer found in Luke 11

Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. 9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

We all love to give good things to our children.  When they come to us we do our very best to give them what they need.  We may deny a want but that is only because we think that will not be best for them.  Jesus reminds us that if this is the case how much more does our Father in heaven want to meet our needs.  He reminds us to present our requests boldly before God to pray with persistency.  God has the ability and the power to grant everything that we need and always wants what is best for us.  Sometimes God’s “no’s” even turn out to be huge blessings in our life.  Today go to God with shameless audacity. Jesus tells us to pray that way!

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave