Luke 11:8

Importunity. Gr. anaideia, literally, “shamelessness,” or “impudence.” Again and again the head of the house repulsed the urgent appeals of his midnight caller (see COL 143), but the caller would not take No for an answer. “There is in genuine faith a buoyancy, a steadfastness of principle, and a fixedness of purpose, that neither time nor toil can weaken” (COL 147). Here again the parable teaches by contrast rather than by comparison (see on v. 7). God is not unwilling to grant that which is good for His earthborn children. He does not need to be persuaded or cajoled into doing something good that He would otherwise be unwilling or reluctant to do. God knows our needs, He is fully able to supply them, He is willing to provide “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Eph. 3:20).