Luke 11:9-10 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.… I. THE GIFT. The Holy Spirit is the essence of all good things; He is the highest good. This is the first promise of the gift to the disciples. II. THE GIVER. The heavenly Father is the Giver, and the one thing which I notice about Him is the great willingness with which our Lord says He gives this blessing. III. THE RECEIVER OF THE SPIRIT. 1. Who may receive into his soul the Holy Spirit? A man may be imperfect and in some respects "evil," and yet receive the Spirit. The disciples were "evil." The Saviour says so here. Yet He encourages them to ask for and expect the Spirit. Put away the thought from your minds that you must wait until you are holy before you can get the Spirit. You never will be holy until you receive the Spirit. 2. How is He to be received! By simple asking. Let us say, "Lord, teach us how to pray," and, having learned how to pray, we shall only need to ask for the Spirit, and He will be given us. (A. Scott.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. |
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