I annoy God

Today’s Scripture: I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. Luke 11:8 KJV

 

This is not shock therapy. This is Jesus’ instruction to us. WHEN we pray, God teaches us and gives to us “as we needeth.”

 

God literally knocked me out of my chair this morning. Knocked to my knees because I wanted to show Him how thankful I am to Him for His teaching.

 

In Luke 11, Jesus not only teaches His disciples to pray but doesn’t even end His prayer with an amen before teaching them more. He teaches them in terms they will understand. He answered their question of how to pray with “WHEN (emphasis mine) you pray” and then told them a story that because of “importunity” we can get what we need.

 

In looking up importunate in the dictionary I found “urgent or persistent solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so”. That’s it; Jesus is telling me to annoy God with my persistence of going to Him.

 

There is more to this story. Do you annoy God?

 

Today’s Prayer: Father, thank You for teaching us. Thank You for the stories of Jesus. Thank You for revealing Your teachings through Your Holy Spirit. I praise You Father and I am thankful for Your persistence in loving me and I pray to be persistent in prayer and persistent in sharing Your glory. Amen

 

Tom Raines

Affirmations of God