“For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever. Amen.” (Matthew 6:13) The Lord’s Prayer ends with a brief statement that returns our focus to the power and presence of God. This ascription does not appear in the earliest biblical manuscripts and is usually seen only in footnotes within our contemporary Bible translations. …
Marc Chagall, David and Bathsheba
Praying for Deliverance [30 Days of Prayer]
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Matthew 6:13) Within many cultures, and particularly here in North America, we seem obsessed with discovering who we are. Many times, it is suggested that in order to find ourselves we must leave behind all limits and throw aside all rules. The …
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Praying as a Forgiver [30 Days of Prayer]
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12) The second part of the words on forgiveness in the Lord’s Prayer relates to the way we treat others. Notice that there is no exhortation here to pray that God would help us to forgive others. No, there is merely the …
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Praying for Forgiveness [30 Days of Prayer]
“And forgive us our debts” (Matthew 6:12a) The fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer centers upon our relationship with God and with others. Specifically, it is a request for forgiveness. This request forces us to recognize that often we are not the sort of people we would like to be, others would like us to …
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