Posts with the tag “matthew-6-9-13”

This week has not been a favorite of mine. So far, three days of it have been spent mostly horizontal on the couch; sipping hot tea, missing work, canceling plans, and feeling so ineffective and powerless for the Kingdom of God. But, at the same time it’s been the most exciting week. No, being sick is not exciting, but what a joy it’s been reading through each devotion and taking a deep dive with ...  Read More

“And lead us not into temptation.” In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus shows us how to pray. Temptation is something every one of us faces, multiple times throughout the course of the day. As you pray, pray for discernment and wisdom when you face temptation, and the strength to not allow yourself to give into it. We will fail if we rely on ourselves. It is only through the Holy Spirit that we can walk a...  Read More

Colossians 3:13“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” I think I speak for us all when I say we are beyond thankful that God forgave us of our sins when we called upon Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior! We are so quick to speak about God’s forgiveness for us, but we struggle with forgiving those who have wrong...  Read More

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