Luke 11.13 promises the Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him. Are Christians asking for the Holy Spirit from God or are our prayers consumed by asking for lesser things?

When we ask God for the Holy Spirit for what are we really asking? The Holy Spirit is God and by asking for Him we are asking for God to dwell within us so that we might know Him and live lives that show Him.

Regrettably most of Christendom misses the Holy Spirit because a small part of the Church has emphasized seeking Him for personal gain.

This part of the Church thinks His presence means the demonstration of power and blessing in our lives in order to prove to the world how great God is and how profitable it is to be His people. Indeed, God is great and it is certainly the blessed life to be a child of God but they are sorely mistaken for why the Holy Spirit seeks to live within His people.

When God encouraged us to ask for the presence of the Holy Spirit He did so as He taught His disciples what to pray.

The Holy Spirit in us makes possible the experience and the doing of that which we are to focus upon in prayer. What are these things?

Worship of God, ‘hallowed be Your Name;’ building His kingdom, ‘Your kingdom come;’ His daily provision, ‘our daily bread;’ forgiveness of our sin and the ability to forgive others regardless of their sin, ‘forgive us as we forgive others;’ and the overcoming of temptation, ‘lead us not into temptation.’

Jesus as God Who was filled with the Holy Spirit always, did not model a life of health and wealth but of holiness and obedience.

Those who are truly filled with the Holy Spirit deeply know God and are humbly living lives that glorify His Name on earth as it is in heaven.

So what are you praying for?