Those Annoying Dogs!!!! Read: Luke 11:5-10 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 (NIV) The neighbors’ dogs are at it again. Everyone knows when the neighbors are not home because the dogs bark constantly — all day long, day after day. My attempts to scold them from over the fence only encourage them. Apparently, they perceive my actions as a standing ovation to their “performance” — and, like a performer, they oblige with increased volume and fervor. Even though their barking annoys me, I have to grudgingly admit that in one way they are setting a good example for me in my relationship with Christ. In today’s reading Jesus encourages us to be persistent in seeking a deeper relationship with him. He calls us to ask, seek, and knock. In other words, he is calling us to engage in prayer with him throughout the day — and then do it again the next day and the next. Jesus assures us that those who ask, seek, and knock will strengthen their relationship with him. One good thing about those constantly-barking dogs — they remind me to be persistent in growing in my love and devotion to Jesus. Prayer: Dear Lord, help us to be persistent in seeking a deep and meaningful relationship with you. Amen. Courtesy: John Bagdanov (California, USA)
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 07:27:01 +0000
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