Devotionals for January 19, 2024
See you at church this Sunday! Our services are at 9:00am & 10:45am.
READ
LUKE 11:9-13
9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 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!”
9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 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!”
REFLECT
It is easy to fall into a pattern of working things out on our own. Humanity likes to gate-keep its wisdom through influencers, wealth, and secret knowledge. But our Father God tells us that the Holy Spirit will be with us always — we need only ask Him. This means wisdom, counsel, and true knowledge are always available through the Wisdom of God, Jesus himself. There is no gatekeeper or secret path to wisdom. Jesus is the only way.
APPLY
Q What does Jesus promise in the scripture reading?
Q: Are you being humble and recognizing it is time to ask God? Are there any obstacles preventing you from coming to Him?
Q: How do you ask for the Holy Spirit to strengthen you while making hard decisions that will affect others?
Q: Are you being humble and recognizing it is time to ask God? Are there any obstacles preventing you from coming to Him?
Q: How do you ask for the Holy Spirit to strengthen you while making hard decisions that will affect others?
SING
PRAY
"And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one."
Father God, we joyfully worship you; we joyfully praise you, we joyfully pray to you and we joyfully abide in you. Thank you for being my wisdom! It’s a joy to consider the tough choices of life with you as my rock and foundation. Amen.
Father God, we joyfully worship you; we joyfully praise you, we joyfully pray to you and we joyfully abide in you. Thank you for being my wisdom! It’s a joy to consider the tough choices of life with you as my rock and foundation. Amen.