“Continue in the faith.” (Acts 14:22) Perseverance is the badge of true saints. The Christian life is not a beginning only in the ways of God, but also a continuance in the same as long as life lasts. It is with a Christian as it was with the great Napoleon: he said, “Conquest has made me what I […]

Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) God’s will reveals three aspects of His will. First, His will of purpose—His sovereign, ultimate plan for the universe. “Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand” (Isaiah 14:24; cf. Ephesians 1:9-11). It […]

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. (2 Corinthians 13:5-6) I have known many a true believer much troubled for fear he should […]

Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) “Kingdom” is not so much a geographical area as it is a sovereign dominion. When Christian pray “Your kingdom come,” they are asking God to rule through Christ’s future enthronement, His coming reign over the earth. The Greek for “come” indicates a […]

Hallowed be Your name. (Matthew 6:9) Scripture (1 Peter 1:16) commands believers to be holy “hallowed”), whereas it recognizes God as being holy. So attributing to Him the holiness that already is His is how we hallow His name. As with every other truly righteous action, hallowing God’s name must begin in the heart. Peter […]

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (Matthew 6:9) Knowing God as our Father carries with it a definite list of spiritual privileges and benefits. First, it means we need not fear, as pagans do before their false gods or unbelievers do in their agnosticism. Second, real […]

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; […]

“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 [a]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 from evil. [For Yours […]

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. (Luke 17:15-16) The man fell down at Jesus’ feet; he did not feel perfectly in his place until he was […]

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.” (Matthew 6:5) In Jesus’ time, the synagogues were the likeliest and most appropriate  places […]