God's Good Gifts

"Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?" (Proverbs 20:24).  "Lord, teach us to pray... And He said unto them, When ye pray... Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you... If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?" (Luke 11:1,9-13).   

God knows the path that He has planned

For all His children every day.

By trusting Him, we understand

That He directs us in His way. 

God hears our prayers; be sure of this,

Yet be aware that when we plead,

It's possible to ask amiss;

The Lord knows what we really need. 

If we would hear our child ask

For just an egg, what would we do? 

Would not we gladly meet that task

Providing breakfast with it too?

Our Lord provides this illustration,

And thereby clearly makes the case

That He who planned for our salvation

Will yet provide with perfect grace. 

The Lord knows we need daily bread,

Yet surely more, and we should hear it,

Regarding what our Lord has said

About our needs met by His Spirit. 

O Lord, the needs are very great

Which You have heard in each petition,

And yet the prayer that cannot wait

Regards the sinner's lost condition!

The greatest gift, Lord, You could give,

Required heaven's highest price. 

You gave Your life that we might live

When You became our Sacrifice! 

O Lord, we lift to You our prayer

To thank You that You paid the cost

For all Your good gifts we declare

Within the Gospel to the lost!