Jesus said, in teaching His disciples to pray, (NASB) Luke 11:4 “And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.” Before I will be able to truthfully pray as Jesus said, I will have to forgive each person who I think has sinned against me. Who do you […]
(NASB) Luke 11:3 “Give us each day our daily bread.” How often, during each day, am I consciously depending on God my Father? Perhaps your prayer would be similar to mine, ‘I take You and Your provisions for granted. Forgive me.’ For what do you take the living God for granted? For health, food, a […]
Sunday after Sunday, many congregations say the “Lord’s Prayer” together, aloud. I wonder, do they realize, do we realize, whenever we pray this prayer – we are agreeing with God for His will to be done? For saying God’s will to be done is an act of submitting to His will! Do you, are […]
When followers of Christ pray, we are to pray to our Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9) (NASB) Luke 11:2 “…Father, hallowed be Your name.” God the Father, uncreated God, the Eternal God Who is the First Cause of all that has been created…(Genesis 1:1) This God whose name is hallowed, is to […]
The disciples of Jesus had requested Him to teach them to pray. (NASB) Luke 11:2 “…‘When you pray, say: ‘Father…’” The living God of the Bible is the Father of all who follow Jesus. (NASB) John 1:12-13 “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, […]
(NASB) Matthew 6:9-13 “Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread, 12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 ‘And do not lead us […]
‘No problem’ is a catch phrase used in our world today. Don’t cha love it? No problem! Jesus had no problem with His disciples requesting Him to teach them to pray as John the Baptist had taught his followers to pray. Jesus had no jealousy or criticism of such a request from […]
“Lord, Teach Me to Pray” Have you ever asked the Lord to do that for you? The followers of Jesus, twelve men He had chosen to be His disciples, requested Him to do just that. (NASB) Luke 11:1 “‘Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.’” What request should come […]
What did Jesus’ followers (twelve men of varied backgrounds) do when Jesus was praying? They kept quiet and waited respectfully until He was finished praying. (NASB) Luke 11:1 “…while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished…” How often do you interrupt another or override them as they are talking? What […]
To whom do you pray? Is it the living God? Or do you put a person in the place of God? In whose name do you pray? It is Jesus Who has secured His followers with salvation…no one else has done that! (NASB) Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else; […]