On today’s Faith podcast, we talk about Luke 11: 5-8 – and we revisit Dr. King’s sermon “A Knock At Midnight”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDRQTzNzu1I

Dr. King uses Jesus’ parable of the visitor who needs bread as an analogy of the “midnight” of the soul – the war in Vietnam is raging and people aren’t as attentive to their souls as they should. The man at home makes excuses for not opening the door to give bread: my kids are in bed; the door is already locked – a “fake” midnight brought on by fake obstacles. The real midnight is need for bread – the hunger of your fellow man.

In the world, and in our lives, what is the real “midnight”? What is the fake “midnight”? What prevents us from coming to the door? And what stops us from knocking on the door i.e. asking God for help? Are we too prideful to knock on the door? Are we too prideful to answer the door? Jesus also follows up with verse 9 – ask and it will be given to you; knock, and the door will be open.

- You may not think you need to knock on the door, but you do. We all need help; don’t let your pride block the blessings in your life.
- Don’t bother me (v7) – when people ask for help, are they bothering you? If you’ve been blessed, you need to share your blessings
- If you are a Christian, you have signed up for the job – you have a duty to answer the door.
- God prepared the bread; Jesus is the bread
- Who are you? Are you the man on the outside or the inside?

As always, let us know what you think and feel on this podcast, via on facebook, Twitter or Instagram (@Reg_Clay) and Deb Carriger (@DLCarriger) and we hope you have a blessed week.