DEPENDENT CHILDREN on a DEPENDABLE GOD!

"If you then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
Luke 11:13
New American Standard Version

Children rely on their parents for the necessities of life; food, clothing, shelter, love. Babies rely on parents to provide all of their needs and wants. Simply speaking, children are dependent upon their parents for survival. It is the responsibility of the parent to be dependable. Dependability is a value showing the reliability of a person to others because of his/her integrity, truthfulness, and trustfulness, traits that can encourage someone to depend on him/her. Most parents will go without to ensure the needs of their child are met.
Jesus uses this example of the dependence of a child on his father to teach a spiritual lesson. He begins by saying if a child asks for bread, will a parent give him a stone? If the child asks for fish, will he be given a serpent? Or if the child asks for an egg will he be given a scorpion (Luke 11:11-12)? The logical answer for all the questions is a resounding ‘NO, of course not!’ Jesus goes further to say that although earthly parents are evil, in an ethical sense, diseased or blind, they still provide good gifts and the necessities for the child. He then compares the dependability of earthly parents to our heavenly Father. There is no comparison. Even the best parents, at times, may have difficulty providing for the needs of their children.
First, is it comforting to know that he says ‘heavenly Father.’ So, that he means he sees us as his children. As children, he knows that we are dependent upon Him. God is totally faithful, trustworthy, true and reliable, therefore, dependable.
We have needs of food, clothing and shelter. Matthew 6:32 says, we don’t even have to take thought for these things “for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.” He is dependable and faithful to provide all these things when we seek FIRST his kingdom and his righteousness (Matthew 6:33).
How much more do we need the gift of the Holy Spirit! He is our Comforter, Teacher and Helper. He brings all things to our remembrance and leads us into all truth. The gift of the Holy Spirit is received by asking. Receiving is as simple as asking.
Are you depending on another source? Have you asked for the gift of the Holy Spirit? Do you realize how much you need the indwelling power of the Holy Ghost to live in these last days?
Whatever the need or situation, God is faithful and reliable. Ask for the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. It is a necessity and our heavenly Father knows we have need of Him. Children, depend on your dependable Father!