We have a good God! Luke 11:9-13 bears that out clearly. What dear promises these are! Ask, seek and knock, and you will have, find and it will be opened unto you. Ask the Father for the Holy Spirit and He will give it to you! God is so good to His people.
There is another reference to the Kingdom of God here (11:20). Yesterday, we noted that one of the markers of the Kingdom was the exaltation of Jesus. Here, we see that the Kingdom is characterized by the power of God over evil. Wherever you see God triumphing over the powers of evil, there you have the Kingdom of God!
11:28 - Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it. Here is the road to true happiness - obey the Word of God!
Covetousness is an awful thing! 12:13 gives a good example of how ugly the covetous heart can be. This is truly something against which we should be on guard (12:15). This verse also demonstrates how short-sighted we are when we do covet things - life does not consist in the abundance of possessions! The parable that follows this teaching of Jesus should be very convicting for us all! How we need to guard against storing up things on this earth. We need to be about Kingdom work and its corresponding treasure! How much more sweet it is to be "rich toward God"!
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