What is the summary of Luke 11 verses 1 to 13?

Answer 1

Luke 11:1-13 and Matthew 6:9-14 are accounts of what many call 'the Lord's Prayer'. It was Jesus' 'model' prayer, not designed to be repeated over and over (Matthew 6:7-8)but to indicate to the disciples what was good to pray for and about.

*First and foremost was to pray for God's NAME (YHWH) to be 'hallowed'...or treated as holy and ultimately cleared of all reproach.

*Next: Pray for God's Kingdom to come, since this kingdom will cause God's will to be done 'on earth as it is in heaven', and bring peaceful 'heavenly' conditions to earth(Psalms 37:10,11,29)(Daniel 2:44)

*Third: Pray for the physical requirements of that day (showing trust in God that he will supply what we need)(Matthew 6:33+34).

*Fourth: Pray that God will forgive us when we sin, to the extent that we forgive others who sin against us. (1 John 4:20-21)

*Fifth: Pray that God will help us avoid temptations that could harm our spirituality.

Then, Verses 5-13 build our faith in the kind of person God is...that we can trust him.

A human friend may give us what we want because he's tired of us bothering him, but GOD will give us what we need because he loves us. He shows how important it is that we learn to DEPEND on him as the source of all good things. Many translations, at this point, say "Ask and you shall receive", but the actual meaning of the words:ask, knock, and seek, is CONTINUAL...."Keep on asking, keep on seeking, keep on knocking". Don't give up until you get an answer. Show God how important it is to you, and God, like a loving father, will provide our needs and "give holy spirit to those asking him!"