Lead us not into temptation… I’ve always found this portion of Jesus’s prayer challenging as I never thought the Father would lead us into temptation. In James, we read, “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no… Continue reading Lead us not into Temptation…
Month: November 2020
Forgive us our debts, as we ourselves forgive…
Forgive us our debtsas we also have forgiven our debtors… I think forgiveness is the centerpiece of Christian belief. Humanity, in the hands of Adam and Eve, fell into sin thus condemning us all to death. And just as Adam and Eve hid from God in the garden and covered their nakedness with leaves, we… Continue reading Forgive us our debts, as we ourselves forgive…
Give us This Day our Daily Bread…
Give us this day our daily bread… When I come to this portion of the prayer, I think of Exodus and God raining down bread upon the Israelites. The Israelites had been complaining that they had nothing to eat so God said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you,… Continue reading Give us This Day our Daily Bread…
On Earth as it is in Heaven.
Your kingdom come,Your will be done,On earth as it is in heaven. Jesus tells us that we should pray that God’s kingdom on earth would look like God’s kingdom in heaven. He tells us to pray that God’s will should be done on earth in the same way that God’s will is done in heaven.… Continue reading On Earth as it is in Heaven.
Your Will be Done…
Your will be done… One of the most asked questions I heard when I taught Bible classes was how we know the will of God. Somewhere along the line, the students had been told, or they had reasoned, that the will of God had primarily to do with the path their lives would take. God’s… Continue reading Your Will be Done…