Luke 11:5

Luke 11:5 says, And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;  Verse six adds, For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?  Jesus asked a question that is still pertinent today.  If one of our friends came to us in the middle of the night asking for bread. to help because of unexpected company arriving, what would we do.  Verse seven states,  And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.  Jesus said the man within told his friend basically to go away and leave him alone.  He had plenty of excuses for this also.  They had no twenty-four hour stores then, and we might add this excuse today.  Just go to the store we might tell them.  Verse eight adds, I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.  Jesus said if the friend continued to knock, the man would get up and help him because of his persistence even if he wouldn't help him as just because he was a friend.  Verse nine declares, And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.  Jesus made a promise that if we seek Him, He can be found, and that we knock to ask of Him in faith, His door will be opened.  Verse ten adds, For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.  Jesus said all anyone had to do was ask and that person would receive salvation from Him.  We don't have to beg, or do great things, but we simply have to ask Jesus for salvation.  Some would make this about asking for anything we want, but that is not what the story said.   The man was asking for something he needed, and until we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, we all need salvation.  Verse eleven asks, If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?  Jesus asked if any father had a son ask for bread would he give his son a stone, or if he asked for a fish, would he give his son a serpent.  This applies to us as children of God asking God to meet our daily needs, but not our daily desires.  Verse twelve adds, Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?  This continues to ask about a father helping his son with his daily needs.  Verse thirteen declares, If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?  This was after the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, and He asked if they being sinful men would help their children, how much more would God help His children meet their daily needs.  If we as followers of Christ have a need today in order to do what God calls us to do, we simply need to ask Him to help us.