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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, September 22, 2024
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Lord’s Prayer [Part 2] Bible Verse:Matthew 6:9-15 (J.B. Phillips) "Pray then like this—‘Our Heavenly Father, may your name be honoured; May your kingdom come, and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day the bread we need, Forgive us what we owe to you, as we have also forgiven those who owe anything to us. Keep us clear of temptation, and save us from evil’.” " Message:
Today we continue our second Sunday installment studying the Lord’s Prayer. We have given J. B. Phillips’ version in the Scripture for today, above, because seeing different translations is interesting and helpful; however, we will continue examining the well-known language of the King James Version, here in our Notes.
“Thy kingdom come”
Christ taught us that, some day, God would reveal His kingdom. Here is one area where science and Christianity completely agree: The earth will cease to exist in its present form at some time in the future. Although we cannot comprehend what it will be like, we live with faith in the promise that God will replace the world we live in today with a world of joyful perfection: the “world” in which God Himself dwells. We thus overcome our fear of destruction and death, and pray for the coming of God’s kingdom. We remind ourselves and tell God that we believe in His kingdom and have faith that it will come when He has ordained it.
“Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”
We want to do what God tells us to do. Although we all fall short and do not manage to implement this prayer perfectly, we pray this as a statement of our goal. We promise to try to get closer and closer to knowing and doing God’s will every day of our lives. We have faith that if we could do God’s will, without doubt and without slipping up, we would know enormous joy while on earth. We know that it is impossible; all of us have sinned and come short of the glory of God. But we want it and, in this part of the prayer, we remind ourselves to try, as hard as we can, to learn God’s will and to do His will in our daily lives.
“Give us this day our daily bread”
Christ tells us repeatedly to trust in God for our sustenance. Yes, most of us have to work; we earn our food and other necessities with our labor. But all of our labor, and all of our pride in our accomplishments, is fundamentally receiving something that is given to us.
All food comes from the sun, the earth, the air, and water. If one of these were to disappear, we would all perish. Which of us invented corn, or nitrogen? Or as Job puts it, “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?” (Job 38.) Even the most advanced scientific experiments with life are no more than pale imitations of what God has given us.
We also remember that, ultimately, we will eat bread as the symbol of Christ’s body, as well as a means of nourishing our own body. So, many Christians take this verse as an opportunity to remember Christ’s sacrifice.
Meditation : Prayer : Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever.........Amen |
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