Tuesday, August 17, 2010

How Do You Pray #1

Matthew 6:10-14 (KJV)
10 Thy kingdom come . Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 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. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

I believe that some of us have missed the boat on how to pray. We are full of religious views that have been passed down from generation to generation. First, we need to recognize that God isn’t angry at mankind anymore. ( Gods going to get you, how many times have you heard that?)He is no longer imputing or holding our sins against us. God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation” (2 Cor. 5:19).
We are NOW reconciled to God through Jesus. That means we are in harmony and are friendly with God right now. He isn’t mad. The war between God and man is over.That’s what the angels proclaimed at the birth of Jesus.
Luke 2:14 says,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
They were proclaiming the end of war between God and man. Jesus paid a price that was infinitely greater than the sins of the whole human race.
God’s wrath and justice have been satisfied. Jesus changed everything. God isn’t angry. His mercy extends to all people. He loves the world, not just the church, but the whole world. He paid for all sin. We no longer get what we deserve; we get what Jesus paid the price for, if we will only believe.
Continued.
Have A Blessed Day

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