Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11, NKJV. Dear God, as we pause in Your Presence to study Your Word, we ask You to be our Teacher, and guide us into "all truth" concerning this passage. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. Today we are going to be meditating on a portion of this model prayer that is of interest to all of us. Food. Food is a common denominator among all living creatures. Eating to live is something most people can understand and relate to. Unfortunately, among the many challenges people face in our world today is the fact...

Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10, NKJV. Thank you God for another opportunity to sit in Your Presence and learn lessons of love and mercy from You. Then give us the courage to go out and bring Your kingdom of Grace to earth by practicing these principles. In the holy name of Jesus the Christ we pray. Amen. Yesterday we looked at Jesus preaching and practicing the principles of the kingdom of Grace. These principles are all contained in the Gospel, the Good News of salvation! Is it any wonder then, that...

Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10, NKJV. Dear God, It is with joy that we enter Your Presence this day. May we learn how to hasten Your kingdom of Glory, by living according to its principles here on earth. In the holy name of Jesus I pray. Amen. Today, as we continue to look at what many refer to as  The Lord's Prayer, there is a very specific request that the Savior is making to our Father. He is asking that God's kingdom come to earth. This request is followed by what...

Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Matthew 6:9b Dear Heavenly Parent, I am so glad to be able to belong to You by creation and redemption. Please help me never to forget whose child I am. This I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. In this world where we are bombarded by the media, and where everyone is  trying to sell us some item that will help us to improve who we are, how we look, our financial situation, our relationships, and the list gets longer by the minute; it is a good idea to stop...

Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. . . . And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. Exodus 33:12a, 14, 15, NKJV. Dear God, as we enter the great unknown, our prayer is, please go before us, for "You are the Way, the Truth and the Life". Thank you for hearing...

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. (Matthew 15: 18, 19, NKJV). Dear God, how encouraging it is to know that you are the greatest heart surgeon in the universe! Therefore, we come to You to receive a new heart. Thank You for hearing and answering our prayer request in the holy name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Have you ever thought about the fact that the minute you open your mouth people...

And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. . . ."  (Genesis 26: 24a). Our Heavenly Parent, please teach us how to live by faith, in Your Presence, and not in fear. This I ask in the holy name of Jesus the Christ. Amen. No sooner had I crossed the street to go for my morning walk that I felt a sudden pang of fear. The feeling was so real and jolting that I was on the verge of going back up the stairs...

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6: 14, 15, NKJV) Dear God and Heavenly Father, how easy it is for us to forget that we are always in need of forgiveness. Please help us to remember how indebted we are to You, when others do us wrong. In the holy name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. Today while walking my mind wandered off to a moment in my life when the last thing I wanted to do was...

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4: 13, NKJV). Dear God, how often we become frustrated when we contemplate our Christian experience. It seems that we are not growing as rapidly as we should. Today just give us a new glimpse of how you see us, and give us your peace! In the blessed name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. As I was walking this morning I began to talk to the Lord. (Perhaps that is the reason I don't mind walking alone. I have some very open and honest and enabling conversations with my Abba...

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. (John 15: 15, NKJV). Dear God, it is with joy that we enter your presence; grateful for the opportunity and the privilege that is ours to take everything to You in prayer. For this we give You thanks in the name of Your Son and our Savior Jesus the Christ. Amen. "Can we find a friend so faithful, who will all...