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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 collecting daily manna), 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, October 7, 2018
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:The Lord’s Prayer [Part 1] Bible Verse:Matthew 6:5-13 "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask Him. In this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory for ever. Amen. " Message:
I thought we might take a break from the Gospel of John and the Epistle to the Romans, for a week, and take a deep look at the best-known words in Christianity. So we will take on a study of the Lord’s Prayer, starting today and ending next Sunday.
“Our Father”
God is our “father.” His act created us; if he had not made us, we would not exist. Also, like our human father, we are made “in His image,” somewhat like getting genes from our earthly father. But we also have “genes” from the earth, that is, an earthly form and mind that create desires and drives that may lead us to sin. Many people speak of “mother Earth” and the phrase fits the analogy. When the Bible says we are made in God’s image, it does not mean we look like God the Father. It means we have a spirit, a soul, that allows us to transcend other animals, that leads us to do good and holy actions contrary to our earthly nature.
“Which art in heaven”
Father glorify thy name
God the Father is an actual being, but He does not live in the same place we do. He abides in a place free from sin and death, a place of perfect joy. Our thoughts are limited by our human brains and we cannot truly know or understand heaven. We trust in God’s repeated promise that perfect happiness awaits us and that to live with God in heaven will bring us a happiness we have not experienced on earth.
“Hallowed be thy name.”
To the Jews, God’s name was so holy that it was not spoken. Today, the Hebrew name is little used except in the Biblical transliteration “Jehovah” or something similar. We usually refer to Him as “God,” and in fact, “God” is the first name by which He is called in the Bible. (Genesis 1:1.)
To hallow His name means to say it only in reverence. This is a sign that we remember God’s holiness during the normal day, when our minds are distracted by worldly concerns. Thus, it is important to us to catch ourselves when we might use the words “God” or “Jesus” in a curse or epithet.
This appears first in the prayer for a reason. Using “God” or “Jesus Christ” (or even “Jesus ----ing Christ!”) as an epithet or curse word is common in society. Many Christians will slip up and do it. So when we pray the Lord’s prayer, we are immediately reminded, “I shouldn’t have said that,” and know to ask for forgiveness in our prayers.
In summary, the first two lines of the Lord’s prayer are a reminder and acknowledgement of the First and Fourth Commandments.
Meditation : . Prayer : I pray to you, dearest Jesus, for all the graces I need to know you, to love you and serve you faithfully unto death, and to save my soul. Give me a tender and fervent devotion to your sacred passion by which I was redeemed, venerating you each day in prayer, and teach me how to unite sorrows and sufferings of my life with your own.,....Amen |
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