This week we have been intentionally focusing and mediating on The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13. My hope for you as you read these devotionals, is that you are truly taking the time to examine your heart and allow God to work in a special way.   Today, allow me to direct your thoughts to the word “provision”. Provision, according to the Oxford Dictionary, “the action of providing or supplying s...  Read More

"Your kingdom come...Your will be done..." 1.) Pray the Word. “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” (John 15:7.)How do we know Gods will? How can we see the direction of the kingdom to come if we do not see what God says about it in his Word? God’s “will” is not some abstract idea, but it’s clearly defined in his Word. Therefore, we s...  Read More

Notice how worship comes before anything else in the Lord’s Prayer. Am I saying that every time you pray, you need to worship God before you say anything else to him? No...but it is really important to create a culture of worship within your heart. When Tami and I raised our three kids, we would have family devotions 2-3 times a week. When it came time to pray, I always had each of them thank and ...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:   “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,your kingdom come,your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.And forgive us our debts,as we also have forgiven our debtors.And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from the evil one.” Matthew 6:9-13 gives us a practical example of how each one of us sh...  Read More

Reaching into the mailbox today I wondered if it would be the usual direct mail pieces offering coupons for pizza, carpet cleaning specials, or an envelope marked “urgent” only to find a marketing gimmick inside. But today was different. There wasn’t just one, but two envelopes with a personal touch. With a smile on my face and pep in my step, I was eager to get inside and unveil the contents. The...  Read More

We often will find ourselves in a quandary because of our perceived lack of time. Our schedules are so busy that we barely have time to eat. Even meals have been reduced to “instant breakfast” or “minute rice.” I’ve had the opportunity to live in Europe several times. One of the biggest cultural hurdles to jump was getting used to “European time.” This has nothing to do with time zones, but at the...  Read More