Who is God like? Vv. 9-13 God answers earnest prayers with his best blessings. Even a worldly friend answers his friend’s boldness and a father gives the best to his child. How much more will the heavenly Father, the master of all creation, take care of the needs of his children. Hand over the initiative of your life to God, trust in his care and ask for his will to be done. Ask Abba Father who gives generously to all without finding fault (Jas 1:5). Do not be discouraged when your wish is not fulfilled as you wanted it or in your time frame, but trust in God and pray to him. He is much wiser than you and loves you more than you love yourself. V. 13The best answer God will give us is the Holy Spirit. We would not be able to be the disciples of Jesus and the people of the kingdom of God without help of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit (4:1) and completely obeyed even to the cross. Therefore, we, as his disciples, can have fellowship with the Lord through the Holy Spirit and do our best on our mission (Ac 2:1-4), loving our neighbors.
What lesson is God teaching me? V. 2 We should start our prayer with the name of God and his kingdom. Prayer is not a way to accomplish our will and desires, but to lift up his name through our obedience and to fulfill his will for his kingdom. V. 3 Prayer is not a one-time endeavor; we need to pray everyday for our daily bread. We have to admit through prayer that all we have is from God and trust him in everything.
Lord, I want to pray with earnestness, faithfulness and sincerity, always seeking you.
