"Free Gifts"

 N.T.#567 "Free Gifts"

June 10. 2025 

Luke 11-Part 5 

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given unto you: seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. (verses 9-10)

LET IT GLOW

Who doesn't like a free gift? If a friend offers you a gift and wants you to have it, it has already been paid for; all you must do is accept it. (Billy Graham)

In this chapter we have studied the Lord's Prayer as Jesus taught us how to pray. First praise God, then make our requests. Then He showed the contrast between God answering prayer and a friend who eventually opened the door to meet a need. Our Heavenly Father will certainly hear our requests and grant them more readily than the man who had gone to bed. He desires to give us freely all things. We have the Holy Spirit today, which the Old Testament saints did not have.

We are not to sit back and wait for things to happen. We are to seek God in prayer with faith. Jesus' followers can expect a positive response from the Father. He will answer our prayers with a "yes, wait, no." I like to use the acronym for prayer:

Ask

Seek

Knock

Another way of putting this is given by Charles Swindoll:

If only you will ask the Father, then your request will be given to you.

If only you will seek the Father's will, then you will find it.

If only you will knock, then the Father will open the door to your request.

Notice that God's provision is daily, not all at once. We cannot store it up and then cut off communication with God. And we dare not be self-satisfied. If we run low on strength, ask ourselves, "How long have I been away from the Source?" (Life Application Study Bible)

LET IT GROW

Jesus illustrates this showing that earthly faither gives good gifts to the children, and so will the Heavenly Father. (verses 11-13)

... how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him? (verse13b)

Human fathers, though sinful, intuitively give food to their children rather than something that will harm them. How much more, then, will our perfect, holy, and righteous heavenly Father discriminate and give good gifts to His children? The best heavenly gift God gives to those who ask is the Holy Spirit, who in the new covenant delivers God's will to His children. Thus, the Holy Spirit is available to operate on God's behalf through our prayers for our benefit and through us for the benefit of others. (Tony Evans)

Did you catch that? The most important gift God could ever give us is the Holy Spirit. You can read more about this topic in Acts 2 on the Day of Pentecost.

The Holy Spirit can give us words, works, strength, God's will, conviction of sin, and more than we can think or ask.

Friend, have you received the free gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ? 

By His death on the cross Jesus paid the price for our salvation-completely and fully. Now He offers it to you as a free gift-and all you have to do is receive it. (Billy Graham)

LET IT GO

What do we need to let go of so we can trust God today?

Thank You Father for all you give and do for us!

To You be the glory forever and ever!