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
