“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR, and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His son to rise on the evil …
“Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 nasb Today’s verse has been a hard one for me. “Be perfect…” Yeah, right. Like I can be perfect for even one minute. Unfortunately, it’s not happening. As I prepared for today’s session, I discovered a freeing bit of truth. My …
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. When therefore you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly …
And when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in order to be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, …
Pray, then, in this way: Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us …
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Give us this day our daily bread.’ Matthew 6:11 We come now to an often overlooked portion of the Lord’s prayer. As we’ve said before, the first three petitions listed (may Your name be holy, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done) are directed toward God and His honor. Two of the last three petitions relate …
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“Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” Matthew 6:12 nasb At last we come to a section of the Lord’s prayer that’s often easier said than done. We all want forgiveness for our own sins, but offering the same gift of forgiveness to those who wound us is not always easy. We’ll take …
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