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发表于 2008-11-25 21:48
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Thursday, November 20
If you, although being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those asking him!—Luke 11:13.
Using the example of a father responding to his son, Jesus reveals how Jehovah feels about those who turn to him in prayer. (Luke 11:11, 12) Jehovah is like a caring human parent, who is eager to respond to a request from his child. (Ps. 50:15) Jesus further reveals Jehovah’s willing disposition toward us by reasoning from the lesser to the greater. He says that if a human father, though “being wicked” because of inherited sinfulness, gives a good gift to his son, how much more so can we expect that our heavenly Father, being benevolent, will give holy spirit to his family of worshippers! (Jas. 1:17) What is the lesson for us? We can be confident that when we ask our heavenly Father for holy spirit, he is more than willing to grant our request.—1 John 5:14. w06 12/15 2:11-13 |
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