The last section of the Lord’s Prayer states, “For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever. Amen.” So we start off with praise and we end with praise and there is just ...Read More
I remember the sermon as if it was yesterday. The preacher preached on the poor widow who gave all of her income as Christ was watching. The preacher was pounding the point home that everyone should g...Read More
“And do not lead us into temptation but deliver us from evil.” In researching this passage I learned something new also. First of all it would be impossible for God to lead us into temptat...Read More
“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who have trespassed against us.” How many times have we said this part of the prayer? I know I have said it countless times but until now I h...Read More
In my former post I pointed out the fact that we can ask God for our daily bread. This morning as I was reading through the Bible I came upon the passage in John 6:35 where Jesus states that He is the...Read More
After praying for God’s kingdom and His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven surely it is time to put in a plea for our needs right? Big sigh, YES! It is finally about us. We get to ask h...Read More
After acknowledging God’s holiness and righteousness surely prayer should start being about me, or us, right? Not so much. The next part of the Lord’s prayer says, “Thy kingdom come,...Read More
After hearing the Holy Spirit say that I should do His will and not my own I began meditating on the Lord’s prayer. I realize I had prayed wrong for most of my life. I have prayed mostly about m...Read More
I am such a big fan of prayer. I don’t think I have gone a day in my life without praying. It is such a part of me that it is like breathing. Even when I am not praying, my thoughts are continua...Read More
I had thought we may just slide by this Spring. We had had several storms with buckets of rain but no hail or high winds. Remarkably no tornadoes were even mentioned. I caught myself complaining about...Read More
I have thought that I forgave him. I don’t think about what he did anymore. I have tried to stop discussing how cruel he was to me. Occasionally I bring it up when talking with a close friend bu...Read More