(9) After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
(10) Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
(11) Give us this day our daily bread.
(12) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
(13) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
THY WILL BE DONE seems like such an elusive phrase. I imagine all Christians have asked themselves what is God’s will generally and specifically what is God’s will for my life ? Another question would be how can I know what God’s will is ? As Jesus said, “ be of good cheer “ , you can know the will of God for you and you can walk with God in this.
posted by Robert Czaplinsky in Christian Lesson, 17 November 2009
No one has been born into the ‘Anointing of God’. Not one of us is pre-destined to do God’s work or have the ‘Gifts of the Spirit’ automatically working through our person. When we receive the anointing of God, it is because of the choices that have been made; the sacrifices that have been willingly accepted; it is because of the way one has truly accepted Christ into their heart and asked Him to be his guiding force FOREVER!
(9) After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
(10) Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
(11) Give us this day our daily bread.
(12) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
(13) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
THY KINGDOM COME is such a powerful and all encompassing request that it almost staggers the natural mind as we begin to grasp what we have just asked for and that God desires to fulfill this request in our lives. Yes, God desires to fulfill this request in your life. That is why He gave this instruction to us so that He can perform this word in your life. These three words mean so much and they for the most part have been recited as part of a prayer at varies times and the true meaning of these three words have remained hidden and unfruitful. But as we examine “ THY KINGDOM COME “ let us see what God has intended for us and trust God that we will be fruitful with what we see.
posted by Robert Czaplinsky in Christian Lesson, 12 November 2009
2Peter 1: 20-21
For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, then having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.
Your personal fate truly rests in your own hands, in your heart, and in your mind. If you have given your heart to Christ, you must pick up your ‘cross’ and bear it for the rest of your life on the earth. There is no looking back. God gives you eternal life at no small cost…you must give up your worldly existence forever. He requires of all true believers to pray, to worship and to follow the Word for the rest of eternity. Followers of Jesus were often alluded to as followers of “The Way”.
(9) After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
(10) Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
(11) Give us this day our daily bread.
(12) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
(13) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
As we continue with The Lord’s Prayer we come to another important statement of Hallowed be thy name. When the scriptures refer to a name, especially a name of God the meaning of the name gives us insights and knowledge of the characteristics and nature of a person or of God. Also there was a saying “ a person is only as good as his name “ which carries the idea of integrity and reliability. Your name and reputation went hand in hand. With some name’s or reputation by name you would know that individual was someone whose word you can trust or of another person whose words would be unreliable, or lies. When we come to a name of God it implies the highest of integrity and trustworthiness and represents a characteristic of His Divine nature and He reveals Himself to us by that name.
posted by Robert Czaplinsky in Christian Lesson, 02 November 2009
We must first get a solid grip on the ‘Two Commandments’ that God requires from all of us before discussing the ‘levels of love’.
Matthew 22: 36-40
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” “This is the first and great commandment.” And the second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
“On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
As we said in part one The Lord’s Prayer is a complete teaching that will bring you into a fullness of what God has for you through prayer and into a fullness of the things of God in your life. In part two we see the building of an intimate personal relationship with God as our Father / Daddy. We are His children in His family. In part three we will see the kingdom of God and how this relates to us. Let us look at the Lord’s Prayer.
posted by Robert Czaplinsky in Christian Lesson, 26 October 2009
Matthew 10: 32-33
Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him will I also confess before My Father in Heaven.
But whoever denies Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
The passage of scripture, which was shared by Christ when commissioning His 12 disciples, is very clear to me. Once you have accepted Christ as your savior, you will be always alert as to share your personal belief in Him with other men, women, and children. You are to no longer encourage, or allow behaviors that do not fully support Christ.
