Today's reading is found in Luke 11:1-13. The disciples asked Jesus how to pray. Jesus set for them a sample prayer, not so that they would repeat it time after time. But so that they would know how to pray. The prayer was simple but wonderful. It states,
"Father, help us to honor your name.
Come and set up your kingdom.
Give us each day the food we need.
Come and set up your kingdom.
Give us each day the food we need.
Forgive our sins, as we forgive everyone who has done wrong to us.
And keep us from being tempted."
And keep us from being tempted."
Today, I've learned that God hears our prayers. That's why Jesus taught us how to pray. God is concerned with every single aspect of our lives. That is why when we pray, He desires our worship. He also wants us to ask for His will before we even offer our requests. He wants to hear what our needs are (not necessarily our wishes or desires). He expects us to seek His forgiveness as we forgive those who have offended us. Finally, He wants us to ask for His help to stay away from the troubles that all temptations bring. Let us pray just as He taught us how.
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I’m thankful that God takes the time to be with me & care about & for me. God does want to hear about our wants & he will give us some of them but our needs come first. We should always ask for forgiveness even if we don’t think we’ve done anything wrong. The world & our lives are so busy that we can get into trouble to easy. God work in me first so I can work with others.
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