Luke offers an account of Jesus instructing his disciples about the motivation believers have for coming to God in prayer. Prayer is an essential element of every believer's walk with God. Prayer is the cry of believers as we understand our need for God and his desire to hear and respond to our cries. We can boldly approach God's throne of grace and receive help in our time of need.
Luke writes to strengthen believers, to address misperceptions of unbelievers, while emphasizing the divine and perfect human aspects of Jesus’ life. Jesus alone is the Lord and Redeemer of all humanity. He offers us the assurance that God is at work, accomplishing his purposes, that Jesus is God incarnate and that true followers of Jesus are in reality the people of God, that the Holy Spirit is essential for our every response and action and that no matter who you are or where you’re from Jesus died to rescue you. Jesus is the fulfillment of all the promises of God and though every promise is not yet realized, we can be certain that one day they will be! Luke writes to give certainty and assurance to believers – you can be certain that everything about Jesus is true.
