Luke chapter 11 verse 13 (NIV)
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 Christmas challenge day 11.
What struck me about this verse was the fact that of all of the gifts the Father could give to us, it’s the Holy Spirit who Jesus is talking about here. Jesus already knew that the Holy Spirit would be coming to dwell in the lives of Jesus’ followers when Jesus Himself returned to Heaven. It would then be the Holy Spirit who would give gifts and cultivate the fruit of the Spirit within us.
The fact that Jesus spoke about the Holy Spirit in this way highlights the importance of His role. And He wants to move in and through using a particular way, but He wants us to invite Him to do so.
Dear Lord,
Thank You for the Holy Spirit. Help me to be sensitive to His moving in my life. I ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen.