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Nov 18, 2017, 3:56:24 AM11/18/17

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How Much More!

If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! Luke 11:13

In October 1915, during World War I, Oswald Chambers arrived at Zeitoun Camp, a military training center near Cairo, Egypt, to serve as a YMCA chaplain to British Commonwealth soldiers. When he announced a weeknight religious service, 400 men packed the large YMCA hut to hear Chambers’s talk titled, “What Is the Good of Prayer?” Later, when he spoke individually with men who were trying to find God in the midst of war, Oswald often quoted Luke 11:13, “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

The free gift of God through His Son, Jesus, is forgiveness, hope, and His living presence in our lives through the Holy Spirit. “For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (v. 10).

God’s gift of the Holy Spirit in our lives is available to each of us today.

On November 15, 1917, Oswald Chambers died unexpectedly from a ruptured appendix. To honor him, a soldier led to faith in Christ by Oswald purchased a marble carving of a Bible with the message of Luke 11:13 on its open page and placed it beside his grave: “How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” This amazing gift from God is available to each of us today.

Father, You are the giver of all good gifts. We thank You for the great gift of the Holy Spirit who lives in us and guides us in Your truth today.

Learn more about the legacy of Oswald Chambers at utmost.org.

God’s gift of the Holy Spirit in our lives is available to each of us today.

求就得着

你们虽然不好，尚且知道拿好东西给儿女，何况天父，岂不更将圣灵给求祂的人吗？-路加福音11章13节

在1915年10月第一次世界大战期间，章伯斯到了埃及开罗附近的军事训练中心泽图恩营地，他以基督教青年会的牧师身分来服事不列颠联邦的士兵。当他举办一场周间晚上的崇拜时，占地不小的基督教青年会屋舍挤满了400人，为要听他分享《祷告有什么好？》。在那之后，每当他单独和这些在战乱中寻求上帝的士兵谈话时，他总是引用路加福音11章13节劝勉他们：“你们虽然不好，尚且知道拿好东西给儿女，何况天父，岂不更将圣灵给求祂的人吗？”

上帝透过祂的儿子耶稣，白白地赐给我们饶恕和盼望，并藉着圣灵永远住在我们心里。“因为，凡祈求的，就得着；寻找的，就寻见；叩门的，就给他开门”（10节）。

1917年11月15日，章伯斯因突发的阑尾破裂而辞世。为了表达对章伯斯的敬意，一位由章伯斯带领信主的士兵买了块圣经造型的大理石碑，放在他的墓旁，石碑上的经文正是路加福音11章13节：“何况天父，岂不更将圣灵给求祂的人吗？”

今日，每一个人都能得到上帝所赐的这份奇妙礼物。

亲爱的天父，所有美好的恩赐都从祢而来。
我们感谢祢赐给我们圣灵，
住在我们里面，以真理指引我们。