Friend Lend Me Three Loaves - Luke 11:5

Luke the beloved physician wrote how Jesus' disciples asked Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” Jesus answered, “When you pray, say, Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil”, and in chapter eleven and verse five of his book Luke shared how Jesus continued talking about a disciples saying, “friend, lend me three loaves” where we read:

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;

The verse reads, “And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, ...” Luke began with the words, “and he said unto them” or “and Jesus uttered, declared, proclaimed to and asked His disciples”, “which of you” which means “who belonging to Jesus' disciples” “shall have a friend” or “has a familiar associate and companion”, “and shall go unto him at midnight” which means “departs and leaves toward that familiar associate and companion at the watch in the middle of the night”. Luke shared how Jesus began to share an illustration with His disciples concerning visiting a “friend” at “midnight” to ask for the following.

The verse continues, “... and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;” Luke added the words, “and say unto him” or “and utter, declare and proclaim to the familiar associate and companion”, “Friend” or “familiar associate and companion”, “lend me three loaves” which means “allow me to borrow or loan to me three round cakes composed of flour mixed with water and baked”. Luke shared how Jesus continued by using the example of a disciple asking His “friend” for “three loaves” of bread.

When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we see Jesus employ an example of the way His disciples were to come to God in prayer. He provided the scenario of one of them needing “bread” from their “friend” at the “midnight” hour. We can imagine how this illustration demonstrated the “need” within the one asking for “bread” at such an hour, and because Jesus knew people would always have “needs”, He demonstrated how to approach God for help. God loves people, and He knows what they need before they ask Him. His desire is for them to seek Him at “any time” for whatever they need through His Son Jesus Christ. When they yield their lives to Jesus as their personal “Savior and Lord”, they have access to God at all times for whatever they need.

Next time Luke shares how Jesus continues by saying, “for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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