Devotionals

Matthew 6:12a “and forgive us our debts,” When was the last time you heard some pray that God would forgive their debts? Wrongs, sins, failings- we hear these covered by public prayers frequently. Notice that Christ did not use any of these terms in His model prayer. He used debts. Why? Certainly to draw a […]

Matt. 6:11 “Give us this day our daily bread” After praying that the kingdom would be advanced, Christ instructs His followers to pray that their needs be met. Notice how Jesus classifies the request. He prays that the Father would provide bread for “this day”, not the entire year or even the entire week. Nor […]

Matthew 6:10 “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” After the line of address, the first thing the Lord does in the model prayer is make a request. Strikingly, Jesus does begin with a request for His needs to be met, His ministry be advanced, or His ailments […]

“Our Father in heaven” Matt 6:9b “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9   Father may be the title used to address God in the model prayer, yet heaven “in heaven” is the descriptor attached to the […]

Matthew 6:9b “Our Father” ” If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” – King Jesus God has many titles. King of Kings, Creator, The Beginning and the End, Lord of […]