On Sunday, August 26 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we enjoyed hearing Rev. Ross Hodges from our sister church in Mt. Pleasant preach from Matthew 7:7-11. He focused on prayer and praying, encouraging us (as Jesus did in the Sermon on the Mount) that
God wants us to come to him in prayer
He wants us to ask knowing we'll be heard in our prayers
He wants us to come to him because he's a good Father
How are we to live this way? Jesus' answer was: pray. Jesus wants us to be actively, intentionally, and dependent on God. God our Father has already given us the best gift in Jesus, so why would he not continue giving good gifts? God's not giving us stones in our bread basket; he's a loving Father and gives good gifts.
