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READ: Matt. 7:7-12 Give me neither poverty nor riches—Feed me with the food allotted to me;9 Lest I be full and deny You,And say, “Who is the Lord?”Or lest I be poor and steal,And profane the name of my God. – Prov. 30:8b,9 Every part of the Lord’s Prayer shows how wise and perfect the education of the Lord Jesus
APRIL 22, 2023 – TODAY Lees verder »
READ: Deut. 8 … that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD. – Deut. 8:3b The fourth petition teaches us that we are dependent on God in everything. From sandwiches to glasses of milk, everything comes from God’s fatherly
APRIL 21, 2023 – BREAD Lees verder »
READ: Luk. 12:22-34 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. – Luk. 12:31 The first three petitions are focused on God’s name, will, and kingdom. Now three petitions follow in which we ask things for ourselves as God’s children and His church. Yet these last three petitions are also
APRIL 20, 2023 – GIVE Lees verder »
READ: Hebr. 1:1-14 Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. – Matt. 6:10b God’s revealed will is not a noncommittal matter but a matter of obedience, of faith and gratitude. This is true not only in the Old but also in the New Testament. The Lord Jesus explains its importance in Matt. 7:21: “Not
APRIL 19, 2023 – HEAVEN AND EARTH Lees verder »
READ: Deut. 29:29 – 30:14 “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” – Deut. 29:29 The third petition of the Lord’s Prayer is, “Thy will be done, as in heaven so also on earth.” What is meant here by
APRIL 18, 2023 – THY WILL Lees verder »
READ: Rev. 21:1-11 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. – Rev. 21:1 In addition to our submission to the King and our co-operation in the edifying of His church, there is also a struggle to enter
APRIL 17, 2023 – COMPLETION OF THE KINGDOM Lees verder »
READ: Matt. 13:24-35 “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field” – Matt. 13:24b The coming of God’s Kingdom is an ongoing matter. Christ is working on it every day at the right hand of God the Father, with haste and with all His strength. The Lord does
APRIL 16, 2023 – THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM Lees verder »
READ: John 18:28-37 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” – John 18:36 The second petition is Thy kingdom come. This looks forward to
APRIL 15, 2023 – THY KINGDOM Lees verder »
READ: 1 Pet. 2:1-10 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light – 1 Pet. 2:9
APRIL 14, 2023 – HALLOWING Lees verder »
READ: John 1:12-18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. – John 1:18 First, the Lord Jesus teaches us to pray:
APRIL 13, 2023 – THY NAME Lees verder »