READING:
One-year plan: Judges 7:1-9:21, Luke 11:14-54
Two-year plan: Leviticus 20-21, Mark 2:13-28
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Jesus gave His disciples the model prayer we read last Friday, and He followed that teaching with a parable about seeking God. Jesus uses that story to remind us that (1) our God is a good Father; (2) He surely gives greater gifts than the good gifts that evil fathers give; (3) He delights in giving Himself to us. In essence, Jesus’ story leads me to ask, “If I really believe God is a good Father who lovingly gives us His gifts and His Spirit, why would I not run to Him with my every need?
Asking, seeking, and knocking make a lot more sense to me than fearing, doubting, and fleeing. God opens the door when we knock with persistence and trust; so, I ask myself again, “Why do I carry burdens alone when the Father welcomes my coming to Him?”
We serve a good, good Father, and He is worthy of our praise.
PERSONAL REFLECTION: Have you asked, sought, and knocked lately?
PRAYER: “Father, thank You for giving Yourself to us.”
TOMORROW’S READINGS:
One-year plan: Judges 9:22-11:40, Luke 12:1-21
Two-year plan: Leviticus 22, Mark 3:1-12
First published in 2020