Then,
teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: "Suppose you went
to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of
bread. You say to him, 'A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit,
and I have nothing for him to eat.' And suppose he calls out from his
bedroom, 'Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my
family and I are all in bed. I can't help you.' But I tell you
this--though he won't do it for friendship's sake, if you keep knocking
long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of
your shameless persistence. And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you
will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep
on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks,
receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the
door will be opened. You fathers--if your children ask for a fish, to
you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give
them a scorpion? Of course not! So if you sinful people 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."
"So if you sinful people 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."
Genesis 6:5-6 The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on earth. It broke his heart.
Genesis 8:21 And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things."
Matthew 7:11 "So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him."
John 4:10 Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water."
Acts 2:38 Peter replied, "Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
(parentheses are mine)
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