Matt 7:9-11 "Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!"
Jesus is addressing prayer in these verses but He is also addressing what kind of father we believe God to be. Is He good? Does He have my best interest in mind? Does God like me? And Christ answers, "Yes, Yes, Yes, you can trust your Heavenly Father."
Often times in moments of crises our subconscious thoughts about God come out. I know mine do. We may feel like telling God off because we think He hasn't treated us right or He hasn't fulfilled our expectations of what He should do or what He should be like. But in these verses Jesus addresses our view of God. God is not out to screw with us. God is out to Free us. He is looking out for our best interests.
Jesus is addressing prayer in these verses but He is also addressing what kind of father we believe God to be. Is He good? Does He have my best interest in mind? Does God like me? And Christ answers, "Yes, Yes, Yes, you can trust your Heavenly Father."
Often times in moments of crises our subconscious thoughts about God come out. I know mine do. We may feel like telling God off because we think He hasn't treated us right or He hasn't fulfilled our expectations of what He should do or what He should be like. But in these verses Jesus addresses our view of God. God is not out to screw with us. God is out to Free us. He is looking out for our best interests.
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