Luke 11:2b – The Lord’s Prayer: Your Kingdom Come

Devotions, Jesus, Prayer

The Lord's Prayer Devotions

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Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray, say:

“Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread,
and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.”
(Luke 11:1-4 ESV)

As Jesus continues His instruction on prayer, His second point is also interestingly not about us, our needs, and our struggles.  It’s all about praying for God’s Kingdom to come.  What does this mean?  Matthew’s description of the Lord’s Prayer includes this statement: “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”  Jesus’ point is that God’s Kingdom is not simply about where we go when we die. Continue Reading →

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Luke 11:2a – The Lord’s Prayer: Hallowed Be Your Name

Devotions, Jesus, Praise, Prayer

The Lord's Prayer Devotions

Daily Devotional Bible Verse

Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray, say:

“Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread,
and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.”
(Luke 11:1-4 ESV)

Jesus’ closest followers came with a significant request: “teach us to pray.”  Surely, they had prayed before, but somehow they recognized their need for instruction on how to pray most effectively.  Jesus’ instruction on prayer began with this familiar statement: “Father, hallowed be your name.”  To hallow something means literally to “render or acknowledge, to set apart.”  Jesus knew that we are designed to render and acknowledge something or someone who is bigger and better than us. Continue Reading →

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Psalm 50:13-15 – The Heart Of Sacrifice

Church, Devotions, Ministry, Psalm, Thanksgiving

Daily Devotional Bible Verse

Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and perform your vows to the Most High,
and call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” (Psalm 50:13-15 ESV)

From Ryan:

We often teach our children at an early age to say, “Thank you”. The notion being that they will continue to voice their gratitude through life whenever they are given gifts or help. But what happens when we find ourselves on the giving end and are not shown that same gratitude? Often, resentment toward the unthankful individual or toward helping others in general begins to form. Though we may not expect anything tangible in return for a service done, it is an unspoken truth that we do expect the helped individual to be thankful and give voice to gratitude. What if we experience these feelings because they are similar to the way our Creator feels? Continue Reading →

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Ecclesiastes 3:11 – Infinite Joy in the Eternal God

Devotions, Encouraging, Jesus, Relationships

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He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 ESV)

From Jordan:

When I was young I couldn’t fathom the concept of an exciting heaven. I was told we would worship Jesus forever like the angels. To me that sounded like a horribly boring life. I could not comprehend finding pleasure in worshipping God or praying to Him for an eternity. For me, worship was just old music accompanied by a middle-aged woman pounding on a tambourine; and prayer merely concentrating on trying to concentrate on God, and always failing. But there comes a time for all of us to grow up and come to terms with the message of eternity. For God “has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart” (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

Our chief end is to glorify God, and we should enjoy that. In fact, we have a mistaken view Continue Reading →

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1 Timothy 2:7 – The Christian Consumer

Bible, Church, Devotions

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Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. (2 Timothy 2:7 ESV)

Our lives today have become pretty easy. We don’t know what it means to wait for something anymore. If you want food, simply go to a fast food joint. If you want a new record, click a link on your computer instead of waiting in line at a record store. If you want to know what a friend is doing, text them instead of calling or check out their facebook/twitter page. We have became a people who consume food, entertainment, news, and so on.

Unfortunately we have brought this into the church as well. Continue Reading →

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Genesis 8:10 – Testing the Waters

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He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove our of the ark. Genesis 8:10 ESV

God had spoken to Noah before the flood and given instructions on building the ark(Genesis 6:13; 7:1). God also spoke to Noah after the flood water had receded enough (Genesis 8:16).  There seems to be a period of time while Noah was on the ark and the rains had stopped that God wasn’t giving him instruction. Interestingly enough, we don’t see God telling Noah to send out a bird multiple times to ascertain how far the water had receded, and ensure there was dry land. In essence then, Noah was testing the waters, and was seeing where God was in his workings.

There can be situations in which we are trying to figure out what God is doing in our life or what his purpose is. Continue Reading →

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