Luke 11:9 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. 10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

This is not what I've been working on, but as I was reading my devotions I couldn't help but share this. I've had real trouble lately with faith. I have lacked the faith to believe God answered my prayers. He knew exactly what I needed today and he has given me this passage. He is better than any earthly parent, so if you just ask, seek, knock he will reward you with an answer. He won't give you bad things, in fact if you ask he gives you the Holy Spirit. He knows how to give good gifts!

Please, if you have not received the Holy Spirit within you, do it now. If you are interested in learning how you can do this I have a post in the August 2005 archive on the Roman's Road to salvation. Take a few minutes, read it over, and ask Christ into your heart today!

God bless you all! Jo