Ask...Seek...Knock - Luke 11:9,13

Wow! Long time - no blog...

"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. ...  "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 11:9-10, 13 NASB)Father up in heaven...and in my heart
Please give it to me now
Or I can't start
Livin' out the lovin' life that you prepared
Just starin' at the formless void
I get so scared
I've got to have the Spirit now
Or I can't start
Building up a store of good
Within my heart
The devils now are mostly gone
The floor is clean...I've mowed the lawn
But now I've go no furniture
And I am sore afraid
Of who might ending up sleeping by me
In this bed I've made
There's seven hombres malos
Who've been hanging 'round my door
I need the power of the Ghost
So they don't come 'round no more
And there's a bunch of other beggars
Dressed in rags like me
(Or that's the way I used to look...
but now I'm clean and free)
They masquerade as rich men
But they haven't got a clue
They need to take their tarnished bling
And trade it in for You
I want to pull their covers
And expose their starving souls
But I'm reaching in my bag of tricks
And find it's full of holes
So Father, for my Xmas gift (or birthday or whatever)
I'd like a brand new wineskin
That's been made of supple leather
Though for your sake I don't imbibe
I'm askin' that you please
Fill up that sack with brand New Wine
That brings me to my knees
I'd like to get a little drunk
And be forced to explain
That a different kind of Spirit
Has just pickled up my brain
And then fluent in a dialect
That cuts right to the heart
I'd like to set those beggars free
To get a brand new heart
But right now I can't cut a thing
With this here rubber sword
I need the sharp and living One
Your Spirit has in store
So come on Giver of all good
I'm askin', seekin', knockin'

You won't be rid of me today

Until you open up and say
"I've filled your Xmas stocking!"

Amen!