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* I.*
Now I think that's interesting what Jesus says here about prayer, The *1st* *part of this V tells you what motivates you to pray*.
He says, “*LOVE you enemies*.”
*Love is the thing* that will *motivate you to pray*, and *this love has been given from your *heavenly* Father*.
*A.* *Why* do you *love your enemies and pray for them*?
*1.*
*/V 45‑48/* [Mat 5:45‑48]
*a.*
Jesus is telling us to *be like the Father*.
*b.
**/ROM 5:5/*
* c.*
Look at */1COR 13:4/* *“suffereth long”* means “*forbearing or (subjectively) patient, patiently endure”*
* 1.
“**Kind**”;* means “*kindhearted, tenderhearted.”
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* 2.**
“Envieth not”,* means “*covet, envy, be jealous over”.
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“Vaunteth not”, *means “*braggart, to boast”.*
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“*Not puffed up”, *means* “to inflate, i.e. (figuratively) make proud (haughty):” *
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*/V 5/* *“Doth not behave itself unseemly”,* means “*to be (i.e.
act) unbecoming”.
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“*Seeketh not her own,”* means “*not self‑centered,* *doesn't put self 1st.” *
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“Not easily provoked,”* means “*not easily angered.”
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“Thinketh no evil,”* means *“doesn't think ‑bad, evil,* *harm, ill, noisome, wicked.”
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*/V 6/* *“Rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth,” *means *“doesn't rejoiceth in injustice, wrongfulness, ‑iniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong.”
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**/V 7/** “Beareth all things”, *means *“to cover with silence (endure patiently): ‑(for‑) bear, suffer.”
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* 11.*
“*Believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth:”*
*2.*
*Because of this love* that *the Father gave us*, *we are like Him*, so we should *begin to pray for our loved ones and our enemies*.
*II.*
*/MAT 7:7‑11/*
*A.* In these Vs.
here *I can see why* the *Jews* could *not understand Jesus*.
*1.* *If Jesus would have come along like the other O.T. prophets* did, *proclaiming judgment*, and presenting a *God who is far off*, *distant*, and *unapproachable*.
*a.*
They *might have understood* Him better.
*i.*
*That was* the *picture* of God *they were accustomed to*.
*b.*
*When God came* down and *talked to Moses* on the mountain, *there was* *fire, thunder and lighten;* if anyone *touched *that mountain they died* *instantly.
*c.*
*When the presence of God moved into the Holy of Holies*, *no one dared* to *go in* for fear of *instance death*.
No one *except* the *priest*.
*2.*
The *Jews knew about God* who was *high and holy*, who *dealt* with people with *severe judgment*, and *they feared Him*.
*a.*
But *Jesus came with a message of love*.
He *introduced God as a father*.
But the *Jews couldn't comprehend* *that* kind of God.
*b.* *We still see the same thing today*.
*Many* people *think of God as far away*, *even in many* of our *churches*.
*c.*
They *don't really know God*.
*d.*
But *thank God he is our Father*, and that *we can come to Him any time we want because He is our Father*.
*B.* The *Vs* we just read in (*MAT 7*), “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”
*1.*
*Most Christians* are *aware* that *it is in the bible*.
*But* *I don't think* that *most are putting it to practice*, *or* even *know what it means*.
*2.*
*Too often we fail to receive what we're asking for*, *we fail to find* *what we're seeking*, and *the door* on which *we've been knocking has not been opened*.
*a.*
*If that's the case* then *we're doing something wrong*; because the *promise in the next v*, */V.
8/* [read]
*b.*
Then *what's the reason for our failure*?
*c.*
*There was a man who was a missionary to Israel* for 32 years.
He said that he *always thought that this V meant*, that *if you ask and don't receive keep on asking*.
*d.*
*But, he said, after living in the Holy Land for many years* *and becoming familiar with the Eastern thinking*; *that isn't what Jesus meant at all*.
*3.*
*In those days if someone came to the outer court and knocked*, *seeking entrance*, the *more wealthy would send their servants* *to call out and ask the name of the visitor*.
*a.*
*If* it was *someone that was known*, *they could enter immediately*.
If *it* was *someone* that was *unknown*, the *servant would go to the master* of the house *and ask if the visitor should be allowed to enter*.
*b.*
*The thought here is that when you knocked* *if you were known*, *they could enter immediately*.
“To him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
*4.*
*So when we ask and don't receive*, we should *ask ourselves* “*are we known by the Master*” [become acquainted]
*a.*
*Having done that, the next step is faith*.
*i.*
*/HEB 11:6/*
*ii.**
*(*MAT 7:11*) “How much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”
*iii.**
God is eager to give you good things*, but *His Word* says that *you have to believe that He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him*.
*b.* *God does not say* that *you need to keep on asking*, He's saying *ask and believe*.
*III.*
All right turn with me to */LUKE 11:5‑13/* [LUKE'S account of this gives us a little *more detail*.]
*A**.*
In *this account* which *deals with* the *prayer of importunity*, *many* people have had the *mistaken idea* *that Jesus was teaching us to keep on asking to get results*.
*1**.*
*In this parable* *we see a man who had a guest arrive during the night*.
*a**.*
This *guest* *came* *to his neighbor's house* *because* he *didn't have* any *food* to eat, so *he came asking for* a loaf of *bread*.
*b**.*
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