Christmas is a time for gifts, yet most don’t openly ask for them. But Achsah, Caleb’s daughter, did just that. In today’s passage, Caleb gave his daughter’s hand to Othniel for conquering the land of Kiriath-Sepher. Once married, Achsah told her new husband to ask her father for a gift – land.

She said to him, “Give me a blessing”…and Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Judges 1:15

Caleb granted the newlyweds some desert land, but Achsah went to her father to ask for more. “Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” (Judges 1:15) Her father responded with a gift of not only one spring, but two! Achsah’s story is a great example of how you should go boldly before your Heavenly Father and ask for good gifts.

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11) Don’t hesitate to take your requests before God. Ask Him for healing in this nation as well as worldwide. He can do more than you can imagine. Just ask.

Recommended Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21