"I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs." (Luke 11:8)
Apparently, "persistence," has more influence than friendship.
Now Jesus is in no way marginalizing friendship. Rather, what He says here shows us how much our King Jesus enjoys our, "abide in Me," fellowship, our "pressing in."
Our Savior is not saying that we must beg Him for our needs, "For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things." He is calling us into a constant, abiding-in-Him fellowship. For me, this is what the, "because of his persistence," means.
Father, in Jesus' Name, thank You for such love. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
