DAY 29: March 22, 2021 Monday of Lent 5- Matthew 7: 7-11
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! – Matthew 7:7-11
Ask and it will be given. Jesus emphasizes the blessings and importance of prayer. Most important is our heavenly Father’s eagerness to give His children “good things.” Because we are evil, we do not always recognize that God answers every prayer for our good. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28.
Jesus guarantees that we receive God’s mercy and blessings. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.- 2 Corinthians 1:20
Be gracious to Your people, we entreat you, O Lord, that they, repenting day by day of the things that displease you, may be more and more filled with love of You and of Your commandments; and, being supported by your grace in this life, may come to the full enjoyment of eternal life in Your everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen [2]
Lord Jesus Christ, in the Garden of Gethsemane You suffered the agony of drinking from the cup of Your Father's wrath against our sin, being betrayed by a kiss from one of Your own. Give us strength to remain awake as we now wait and watch for Your coming again, knowing that the Father's wrath against us has been satisfied by Your bloody death and vindicating resurrection; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. [3]
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[2]Collect
for Monday of Lent 5, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm
[3] Collect for Monday of Lent 5, Lutheran Service Book ©
2006 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis
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