Luke 11:13


If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! ~ Luke 11:13

Most parents want to give good things to their children. Most parents make mistakes in child rearing, yet, it does not stop them from wanting more for those they have borne and are raising. Jesus is saying that He acknowledges our brokenness as parents, yet He also sees how our hearts yearn for our children to do well in life, or to have we did not have, or, to be given in exceeding to what we did have! The majority of parents want their children to be blessed. We all know that it is not always so, that there are parents who are evil to the point of destroying their children in the emotional and sometimes physical way. These parents are themselves very broken, very damaged, very hurt. Our God cannot be compared to earthly parents. There is no basis on which we can do this, for God as our Father, as our Parent, is totally and completely holy, pure, judging the heart and not the outer evidence. Our God always wants what is best for us, to the point He gave up His one and only Son for us so that we might be His children. Our God is loving and compassionate, while He disciplines and teaches us in the way we should go. Jesus said that we could ask anything in His name and we would receive it. Here He is saying to ask for one specific gift – that of the Holy Spirit. This is the best gift one can receive! The Holy Spirit of Christ is gift complete! With this Gift, we can do and be and give in amazing ways to the world around us! Ask, and you shall receive – power, love, compassion, discernment, truth, patience, and much more. Ask! Just ask!
Devotion by Pastor Julia

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