6-29-2011 Vol. 4 Part 12 The Lord’s Prayer (Conclusion)

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The Lord’s Prayer

6-29-2011 Vol. 4 Part 12

Psalm 37:1-9 NLT  A psalm of David. Don't worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart's desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust Him, and He will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for Him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper—it only leads to harm. For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land. Father God we praise your name, we pray that your will be done through us and that our ears be open to hear and recognize your will. Provide us spiritual food each day so that we can be good stewards for you. Help us to forgive as you have forgiven us. Protect us by revealing something to us each day that we need to improve upon, so that we can become more like you and not of the world. You are awesome! Thank you Jesus! Amen!

This is the last part about the Lord’s Prayer. Did you ever think about what you were saying in the past when you prayed it? I truly hope the series has been an inspiration as to what Jesus taught us. I also pray that when you pray the Lord’s Prayer now, it has a whole new meaning, and not just a prayer. I also hope that you use it as a guide when you pray. I still at times start out praying by asking for things instead of praising God first. Then I stop, apologize to God, and go back and start over. So use the Lord’s Prayer as a form of outline when you pray to God our Father, like this:

Position and Praise: Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name.	Father you are awesome, (we / I) praise your holy name above all others. (we / I) exalt you and praise all you do. You are (our / my) God, there is no other God, you are the creator of all things and ruler of the universe.
Priorities: (God to rule/reign within us, around us, and before us.) Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done,  on earth as it is in Heaven.	Let your will be done on earth to give you glory and praise. (We / I) pray that your will be manifested in (us / me) so that (we / I) can portray your love. Use (us / me) Lord to do your will. Let your will be done in the environment around (us / me) no matter where (we / I) go. Let your light shine through (us / me). Let (us / me) and (our / my) actions be a mirror of you Jesus.
Provision: (List of what you want God to provide for you.) Give us this day, Our daily bread.	Provide (us / me) the manna from Heaven to go out into all of the world, to proclaim your name.  Supply (us / me) with the spiritual food to stand fast against sin, and the lusts of our flesh. Provide (us / me) the knowledge of sin and all aspects of the 10 Commandments. Help (us / me) to give you all (our / my) worries, and include you in all decisions to be made. Help (us / me) to depend on you for all things like the little sparrows do. (Ex. Food, shelter, payment of bills, necessary clothing, etc.)
Personal Relationship: Forgive us our sins, As we forgive those who have sinned against us.	Father forgive (us / me) of (our / my) sins, we are a hard hearted, stiff necked people. We know not what we are doing. Have mercy on (us / me), we sin and don’t even know that we sin because of that awful sin nature we inherited. Only believing in what Jesus did at the Cross can we have any hope of sinning no more in your eyes. Father (we / I) forgive those that have sinned against (us / me). (We / I) hold no grudge. (We / I) know that you can’t forgive (us / me) of (our / my) sins, if (we / I) don’t forgive those that have sinned against (us / me). Note: I know that some people are wronged in ways that are very difficult to forgive. Some things take time. Go back to the provision part and ask God to help with the hurt and pain so that you can forgive. There can’t be any greater pain that what Jesus did for us when he gave his life for us and then asked His Father to forgive them fore they knew not what they were doing. Believe me, Jesus will help you to forgive if you ask Him.
Protection: Lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.	Father protect (us / me) from temptation. Put that hedge of protection around (us / me) this day. Give (us / me) the discernment to avoid situations that would cause (us / me) to sin and cause you pain. Deliver (us / me) from the evilness in the world, whether it be a place, thing, or people. Deliver (us / me) from the lust of (our / my) flesh.
Praise: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.	For all things are possible with you Father. (We / I) praise your Holy name. You are Holy, Holy, Holy, Hallowed be thy name. You are the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega. Thank You Jesus for all that you do! Amen!

So with what Jesus has taught us, model your prayers after the Lord’s Prayer when you talk to Jesus. Use it as a guide when you are praying for yourself, for other individuals, for situations, etc.

I don’t really know what will be next. I have thought about the Trinity because some people have asked questions about the Trinity and how to fully understand it. Or it could just be on Bible Scripture of the New Testament. I guess you will just have to wait and see.

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God!

Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth,

Unless you are Born Again, you cannot enter into Heaven, the Kingdom of God."

http://jesus-christ-spiritual-food.blogspot.com/

Bill

Last Week’s Trivia: Can pools of water suddenly appear out of nowhere?

Answer: 2 Kings 3:20 NKJV  Now it happened in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that suddenly water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water. You can read the rest of the story in verses 2 Kings 3:13-24 to see how the water appeared and what the result was of the water appearing.

This week’s Trivia: There was a dead person cast into a grave and came back to life when his body came into contact with the bones of a prophet. Who was the prophet?

HEAVEN TEST

If you were to die today and God asked you, “Why should I let you into My Heaven?” What would you say?

Check the box or boxes you are trusting in to make it to heaven.

ð       I’m a good person and I live by the golden rule.

ð       I help people.

ð       I go to church.

ð       I try to keep the Ten Commandments.

ð       I give money to the church, missions, and charities.

ð       I was baptized.

ð       I was confirmed.

ð       I receive communion.

ð       I come from, a Christian family.

ð       I am trusting in Jesus Christ.

I will give the answer next week.

6-22-2011 Vol. 4 Part 11 The Lord’s Prayer (Praise)

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The Lord’s Prayer

6-22-2011 Vol. 4 Part 11

Psalm 36:1-12 NKJV An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes, When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates. The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good. He devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil. Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O LORD, You preserve man and beast. How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart. Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. There the workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise. Father God we praise your name, we ask that you watch over, comfort, and console those that have hardships and loved ones lost during this tornado season. You are awesome! Thank you Jesus! Amen!

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

This last statement is in some Bibles and not in others. It doesn’t matter what religion either. Some Protestant Bibles have it and some don’t. The same holds true for the Catholic Bibles. Personally I don’t know why you wouldn’t include it in the prayer. It puts closure on the prayer and it also closes the prayer with giving our Father praise and glory, as you can see for below. Some of the versions are hard to read, but I think you will get the idea. The “U” is pronounced as V’s and the “V” is pronounce as U’s.

·         (ASV)  And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

·         (Bishops)  And leade vs not into temptation, but delyuer vs from euyll. For thyne is the kyngdome, and the power, and the glory, for euer. Amen.

·         (DRB)  And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.

·         (Geneva)  And leade vs not into tentation, but deliuer vs from euill: for thine is the kingdome, and the power, and the glorie for euer. Amen.

·         (ISV)  And never bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

·         (KJV)  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.

·         (KJV-1611)  And lead vs not into temptation, but deliuer vs from euill: For thine is the kingdome, and the power, and the glory, for euer, Amen.

·         (NASB)  'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]'

·         (NIrV)  Keep us from falling into sin when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.'

·         (NIV)  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

·         (NKJV)  And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

·         (NLT)  And don't let us yield to temptation,  but rescue us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]

·         (TNIV)  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

Let’s end the Lord’s Prayer with the statement, and see how it ties in with the rest of the prayer.

As you can see the prayer starts with and ends with praising God our creator, if the statement is left in the prayer.

·         Our Father in heaven, hallowed by your name.

·         For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

This last statement is in total symmetry with the prayer as a whole. Did you realize that? Take a look and see how it summarizes the prayer and closes with “Amen”.

Ø  “Your kingdom come” and “Yours is the kingdom.”

Ø  “Your will be done” and “Yours is the power.”

Ø  “Hallowed be Your name” and “Yours is the glory.”

Ø  “On earth as it is in heaven” and “Forever.”

After meditating on this last statement and what it says, why wouldn’t we end the prayer with it? Why would we end it with our needs and wants which would echo in our ears me, me, me? What should be echoing in our ears at the close of the prayer should be about God’s sovereignty over our lives. God is to be number one in our lives above all humans and all things.

The closing words of this prayer teach us four major truths about God. These four truths are what we need to remember each and every day as we go through our daily lives.

Praise God for His Sovereignty:

The greatest sovereignty of God is the fact that He appointed His own Son to be king of this world.

§  He is King of the Jews; Matthew 2:2.

§  He is King of Israel; John 1:49.

§  He is the King eternal; 1 Timothy 1:17.

§  He is the King of glory; Psalm 24:7.

§  He is King of the saints; Revelation 15:3.

§  He is King of kings; Revelation 19:16.

When you read that Jesus is King of kings and ruler over all of earths rulers you have to wonder what is going on in the world today. If you have studied Revelation, Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, etc. you will understand what is going on in the present world and that God is in control and His will is being done and prophecy is being fulfilled. As time moves on God will bring order out of the present chaos that we are in. Jesus presence will be known to all as He rules and reigns with us.

Praise God for His Power:

God is all powerful and there isn’t anything he can’t do. Revelation 19:6 NKJV  And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! All things are possible with God (Mark 10:27), and sometimes we think we know what we need, but in reality our human minds really don’t know what is best. God has the capability of seeing what ten million dollars would do to us, and if we are under His care, He won’t turn us over to the immorality that could come with such an amount of money.

With all things being possible with God, sometimes it is hard to understand why some of our prayers are not answered. I even wonder why myself on some things I pray for, but I have to accept what is handed down because I know God is watching out for me. He won’t give us things we can’t handle. After all he has the big screen TV! It is most comforting knowing He is in control when you give your heart to Jesus.

Just reading the Bible you know God is all powerful, otherwise how do you explain things like:

·         Miracles in Exodus when He delivered the Israelites.

·         Parting of the Red Sea and the other times He parted the Jordan.

·         He made you and me.

·         He delivered Daniel’s three friends from the fiery furnace.

·         He spoke the heavens, stars, and earth into existence.

·         The many miracles Jesus and the Apostles did.

The list goes on and on. Every day we need to thank God Almighty for being in control. The throne is not empty. God is there and, seated and in sovereign control. He is an awesome, almighty, powerful  God.

Praise God for His Majesty:

God covers Himself with light as with a garment Psalm 104:2. He clothes himself with light in the same way that we put on our clothes every day. He is light, and in Him is no darkness at all 1 John 1:5.

Gods light fills this earth and if He removes it, ultimate darkness would take over. In the future there will not be any need for the sun or moon, because God’s light will illuminate the new earth. Revelation 21:23 NKJV  The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

Praise God for His Eternity:

Eternity is something that is difficult for us to grasp, at least it is for me. It is like thinking about space. It just goes on forever. Eternity means time will never stop. If you are a Born Again Christian that means you will spend eternity in Heaven. God is the same today as he was in the past and will be the same in the future. Hebrews 13:8 NKJV Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So if people think God has changed, they are wrong. Our God is a good and just God that has no gray area. His Commandments are the same today as they were when they were given to Moses. If anyone thinks God has changed and will grant passage into Heaven because someone is sort of good, they are wrong. Just start reading the Old Testament and you will soon see, that when God’s people turned their back on Him, the punishment was tough and quite often, death. If you keep 9 of the 10 Commandments, you will still be condemned in God’s court of law. James 2:10-11 NKJV  For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.  11  For He who said, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY," also said, "DO NOT MURDER." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. Don’t be fooled by the adultery and murder commandments, because scripture also states; Matthew 5:28  But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.; and 1 John 3:15 NKJV  Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. If you haven’t committed your life to Jesus, do it today, put your faith in Jesus, and start living for Him. For you now not what the morrow may bring.

Next week will conclude this series.

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God!

Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth,

Unless you are Born Again, you cannot enter into Heaven, the Kingdom of God."

http://jesus-christ-spiritual-food.blogspot.com/

Bill

Last Week’s Trivia: Who’s hand withered and arm froze in an extended position? Why did this happen?

Answer: 1 Kings 13:4 NKJV  So it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who cried out against the altar in Bethel, that he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Arrest him!" Then his hand, which he stretched out toward him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself. The rest of the answer lies in chapter 12. Worshipping something other than God (idolatry) and man appointed high priests.

This week’s Trivia: Can pools of water suddenly appear out of nowhere?

Reference:

Rick Meyer, e-Sword Version 9.8.2 (Copyright 2000-2011)

Dr. David Jeremiah, Prayer The Great Adventure (Copyright 1997)

6-15-2011 Vol. 4 Part 10 The Lord's Prayer (Deliver from Evil)

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The Lord’s Prayer

6-15-2011 Vol. 4 Part 10

Psalm 26:4-5 NASB  I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor will I go with pretenders.  5  I hate the assembly of evildoers, And I will not sit with the wicked. Psalm 25:20 NASB  Guard my soul and deliver me; Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You. Psalm 141:3-4 NASB  Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.  4  Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With men who do iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies. Father God we praise your name, we thank you for all that you do for us. Deliver us O’Lord from evil so that we may be found worthy of your grace. You are awesome! Thank you Jesus! Amen!

Deliver us from evil.

What do you think of when you say, “Deliver us from evil”? Deliver us from the Devil? That is probably the most common thought. Evil is has many meanings and is very broad. Webster states this:

1.    Morally bad or wrong; wicked; depraved.

2.    Harmful; injurious.

3.    Unlucky; disastrous.

4.    Resulting from conduct regarded as immoral, as an evil reputation.

5.    Sin; sinfulness.

6.    Anything that causes, harm, pain, disaster, etc.

7.    Satan.

What about this list if we disregard it and live the way we think is right? From God’s point of view, now who is evil?

Exodus 20:3-17 NASB

3    "You shall have no other gods before Me.

4    "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.

5    "You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

6    but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7    "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8    "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9    "Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

10  but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.

11   "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

12   "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

13   "You shall not murder.

14  "You shall not commit adultery.

15   "You shall not steal.

16  "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17   "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

Here is one more list, and it is pretty hard to deny that evil comes from each and every one of us. Mark  7:21-23 NLT  For from within, out of a person's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,  22  adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.  23  All these evil things come from within; they are what defile you."

In all the years you have been saying the Lord’s Prayer, have you ever thought about the fact that you are praying to God our Father and asking him to deliver you from the evil around you, and you need to include your human flesh also? It is a pretty humbling thought that our Heavenly Father views us as evil. Go look in a mirror. What you see and what God sees is two different things. You see the beauty of what God created that he loves, but what God sees is what is in your heart. What do you have in your heart base on the lists above?

You’re thinking about right now that you are a good person and I have lost my mind, aren’t you? It is that inherited sin nature that we got from Adam and Eve that makes us look evil in God’s eyes. If the Devil hadn’t tempted Adam and Eve we would look good to God. How did this happen? Do you remember the 6 D’s from last week that causes temptation to incubate into sin? Adam and Eve went through all six stages. 1.) Deceit occurred when they believed Satan’s lie about the consequences of disobeying God. 2.) Delight came from the perfect appearance of the fruit. 3.) Desire set in because they wanted to be like God and know good and evil, at least that is what they were led to believe by the Devil. 4.) Deliberation came and they rationalized and justified the eating of the fruit. 5.) Defeat happened when they ate the fruit, 6.) Despair set in when they were made aware of good and evil, and they realize their disobedience to God and hid themselves.

If we aren’t Born Spiritually and God views the DVD of our life on his big screen TV, he sees all of our evil sins. If we are Born Again and he looks at the DVD that has our name on it, all he sees is the good things we have done. How can this be you ask? It is because when we give our heart to Jesus we are hidden in Him and the label on Jesus DVD goes on our DVD. The labels get switched so when God views the DVD’s all he sees is good on my DVD and bad on Jesus DVD. Colossians 3:3-4 NLT  For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.  4  And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all His glory.

Enough said about our evilness (flesh). There is a lot of evil in this world. There are evil spirits and  people which pretty much encompasses what is in this world. Satan is being allowed to roam this earth with God’s close eye. Don’t get me wrong there is also good, but for some reason our news broadcasts seem like they focus on the bad.  

So what about the deliverance part of the pray? Can we be delivered from evil if we ask for it? You bet we can. God is a deliverer in small and big things. Here is a small list of deliverance:

·         He delivered the children of Israel out of Egypt.

·         He delivered them from the Egyptian army at the Red Sea.

·         He delivered Daniel from the mouths of lions.

·         He delivered Daniel’s three friends from the fiery furnace.

·         He delivered David from the Philistine giant Goliath.

·         He delivered Lot and his family from Sodom.

·         He delivered Joseph from a pit and later from prison.

·         He delivered Elijah from Jezebel and Ahab.

·         He delivered Job from all his losses.

·         He delivered Peter from drowning in the Sea of Galilee.

·         He delivered Paul from perils of every kind.

God is a deliverer and he loves to have His children pray for deliverance. There is one person God did not deliver and that was his only begotten son. Matthew 27:26 NASB  Then he released Barabbas for them; but after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified. Jesus was delivered to Pontius Pilate to be crucified in our place, it is what Jesus did at the cross for us so that we might be delivered from sin by His death and resurrection. He was the perfect sacrifice and he died in our place so each of us would have the opportunity to come to Him for salvation, and go to Heaven. John 3:36 NASB  "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

Go through the book of Psalms and see how many times David prayed for deliverance. David was a Godly man and he prayed for deliverance for many things, like persecution, peril, personal adversaries, poverty, fear, the power of evil, etc. If David prayed for these things and more, it is only fitting that we need to pray daily for deliverance from evil and other things.

I leave you with this last thought. If you don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, you are missing one of the most important things in your life about deliverance and eternal life with Jesus Christ in Heaven. Please ask Jesus to forgive your sins, that you don’t want to sin anymore, and you want Him to come into your life to live within you and rule over your inherited sin nature.

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God!

Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth,

Unless you are Born Again, you cannot enter into Heaven, the Kingdom of God."

http://jesus-christ-spiritual-food.blogspot.com/

Bill

Last Week’s Trivia: What sin can never be forgiven?

Answer: Answer:  Matthew 12:32 KJV  And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

This week’s Trivia: Who’s hand withered and arm froze in an extended position? Why did this happen?

Reference:

Rick Meyer, e-Sword Version 9.8.2 (Copyright 2000-2011)

Dr. David Jeremiah, Prayer The Great Adventure (Copyright 1997)