Family First
Five Ways I Try to Always Put Family First Do “good morning greetings” and kisses before I start work. Share as many meals together as possible. Consistently do nightly prayers before bed. Have a family fun night once a week and let them pick the food they eat and activity. Share hobbies together like watching…
Read MoreDay 29 | Humility Before Honor
Proverbs 15:33, “The fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.” Solomon gives two important principles in the above proverb with their positive outcomes. First, he mentions that the “fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom.” The fear of the Lord is an honor and respect for God and…
Read MoreDay 30 | Commit to the Lord
Proverbs 16:3, “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” Have you ever seen two children fight over a toy? One yells out, “Its mine!” The other responds, “But I had it first- give it to me!” I feel the same is true many times with God; however, we’re the only…
Read MoreTimes Like These
Today in the US gay marriage rights seem to be winning the socia, media, and political battle while the abortion mills keep slaughtering thousands of unborn children a day. At the same time, here in Chicago there were a dozen people shot last night (on Good Friday) and one was killed in five different incidents…
Read MoreDay 1 | Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Luke 11:1, “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” The word “prayer” in the Bible has two different applications. First, it means, “to make a request” or “ask for something.” Second, the…
Read MoreDay 2 | The Lord’s Prayer-1, Hallowed be Your Name
Matthew 6:9, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…” As Jesus began to teach His disciples how to pray He gave them a basic outline and routine. Today, his example prayer is known as, “The Lord’s Prayer.” However, many people use this specific prayer to actually violate Jesus’ command in the prior verse. In…
Read MoreDay 3 | The Lord’s Prayer-2, Thy Kingdom Come
Matthew 6:10, “… your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” The second “exercise” of the Lord’s Prayer “workout” is to bid God’s kingdom to come on the earth as it is in heaven and for God’s will to be done. God’s Kingdom or the Kingdom of God is…
Read MoreDay 4 | The Lord’s Prayer-3, Give Us Our Daily Bread
Matthew 6:11, “Give us today our daily bread.” The third exercise in the Lord’s Prayer workout is to pray for one’s needs to be met in the context of community. After a believer has started their prayer by praising and “hallowing the name of God” and seeking first “His kingdom to come and His will…
Read MoreDay 5 | The Lord’s Prayer-4, Forgive Us Our Debts
Matthew 6:12, “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” The fourth exercise in the Lord’s Prayer is the prayer of forgiveness of sins. Though the believer has been saved perfectly and given a new nature made in the perfect image of God he or she is still able to both be…
Read MoreDay 6 | The Lord’s Prayer-5, Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Matthew 6:13, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” The last and final exercise in the Lord’s Prayer workout is to ask God to both lead you not into temptation and deliver you from the evil one. The source of temptation comes to the believer in two ways, (1)…
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