Prayer is not based on friendship !

PRAYER IS NOT BASED ON FRIENDSHIP: There is another aspect of this parable that we need to notice. Jesus said, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend. . . He had a reason for saying that. He is not just throwing in on necessary details. He is portraying a spiritual truth. Once Jesus Said to His disciples, I call you no more servants but friends. A friend could go to the palace of the king or some higher authority, knock it the gate, and be let in immediately. If he was not a friend, they would send a servant to tell him whether or not he could come in. Jesus is no longer calling us servants, but friends. But the Word of God does not say anything about God answering prayer on the basis of friendship. Prayer is not answered on the basis of friendship. It is answered on the basis of the legal contract made with God The Father On the Basis of the Word Of Faith. Because you have been born again, you are the seed of Abraham. Jesus Christ is the Lord of your life; not you still trying to Lord over your life. You are a child of God; the spirit of God bears witness with your spirit; not your body or your soul. You can come boldly to the throne of grace. You can say, "Father, I stand before you without fear, without condemnation, without a sense of guilt." This right or boldness is not because of friendship, but because of the new covenant. PRAYER IS BASED ON LEGAL DOCUMENTS: The Bible is a legal document ! It is The Infallible Word of God, because of what Jesus did, you have a legal right to come in prayer reminding The Father of what he has said. Yes you have a legal right to come in prayer and petition God to intervene in the affairs of life and expect God to perform His part of the covenant. God's word is a legal document, more so than any legal document that has ever been set forth by any law of this land. Jesus is the guarantee that it will work. However, you must work your part by doing what he said. The Bible is a legal contract between you, Jesus, and the Father. It is God's will to you and for you. Some people have not ever read the will. Some people ride around with the book open but have never read or understood. They do not know what is theirs. A contract governs at least two people: the one who made it and the one who receives it. Again many precious people have the Bible in their home and wait for Sunday to begin reading the contract. If you had a contract, it would tell certain things you would have to do. Then it would stay certain things the other party would have to do to make it valid. It is legally binding on both parties. If you don't fulfill your part, it releases the other party from performing his part. It would become void. This is what Jesus is stating here. He wouldn't do it because he is his friend. God does not answer prayer because of friendship. He answers prayer because of a legal document, and the results is governed by the rules of this document the Bible. That Document Is God's Word.