Luke 11:5-13
"And He [Jesus]said to them, suppose one of you shall have a friend and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey and I have nothing to set before him.” And from inside he shall answer and say, “Do not bother me. The door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and get you anything, or give you anything.’ I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs. And I say to you, ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened. Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish, he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? Or if he has asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? If you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
The Christian life is a war. Our heavenly Father is ready to give us what he has already promised us. He has a whole warehouse of promises in scripture that we need to grab a hold of. The artillary is available.
Look at what Martyn Lloyd Jones says of prayer:
"This holy boldness, this argumentation, this reasoning, this putting the case before God, this pleading His own promises, this is the whole secret of prayer."
"Quote the scripture to Him."
Thomas Goodwin (puritan hero) says:
"When you pray, you literally can go to God and say what’s on your heart and claim His promise. In fact, you can demand that He be faithful to His promise. Sue Him for it!."
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