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HE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 11:5-13
“How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke 11:13)
God wants the very best for you.
God wants everyone to have the ‘very good’ life we were made for.
God also respects our freedom, He does not force feed us pressure us.
That He wants us to ask Him shows that He wants a relationship with us.
He wants us as free partners to want His love and blessing.
As a friend, as a father, He is also free to respond freely.
To say YES when it is for the best, and NO when it is not.
But one request He will always say YES to is to ask for His Spirit.
We see the Spirit of God in Jesus, the heart and mind and life that emanated from Him.
This is what God designed us for, this is what God breathed into humanity from the start.
Having His Spirit in us is the essence of life to the full.
This gift alone is enough; any other gift without the Spirit will be a curse.
There can be no love, no joy, no peace… apart from His Spirit in us.
Think of the things we pray for normally – trinkets and tokens beside this Spirit treasure.
Try praying ONLY for the Spirit of God for a while, as your only request.
Seek this treasure first, and watch and see ‘how much more’ is found is received as well.
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord, I make this my prayer. Please give me Your Spirit, the Spirit of God and life and fullness. Breathe on me breath of God, fill me with life anew!
Observations/Application
Hospitality.
Remember Abe and his guests?
Bread was an essential ingredient of the meal. It was like the fork of today – an instrument used for eating. No fork – no meal. No bread – no meal.
Jesus is the Bread of Life. He gives if we but ask. Ask and it will be given. He knows our needs. He knows my needs. I need to come to His banqueting table for His banner over me is love. He graciously provides and gives – more than I even dared to hope for. He freely gives His Spirit so that I am truly fed each day anew.
The Lord is mine and I am His,
His banner over me is love.
The Lord is mine and I am His,
His banner over me is love.
The Lord is mine and I am His,
His banner over me is love.
His banner over me is love!
He brought me to His banqueting table,
His banner over me is love.
He brought me to His banqueting table,
His banner over me is love.
He brought me to His banqueting table,
His banner over me is love.
His banner over me is love!
He lifted me up into heavenly places,
His banner over me is love.
He lifted me up into heavenly places,
His banner over me is love.
He lifted me up into heavenly places,
His banner over me is love.
His banner over me is love!
He is the vine and we are the branches,
His banner over me is love.
He is the vine and we are the branches,
His banner over me is love.
He is the vine and we are the branches,
His banner over me is love.
His banner over me is love!
Jesus is the rock of my salvation,
His banner over me is love.
Jesus is the rock of my salvation,
His banner over me is love.
Jesus is the rock of my salvation,
His banner over me is love.
His banner over me is love!
There’s one way to peace through the power of the
cross,
His banner over me is love,
There’s one way to peace through the power of the
cross,
His banner over me is love,
There’s one way to peace through the power of the
cross,
His banner over me is love.
His banner over me is love!