Encouragement for life following in the footsteps and way of Jesus.
This prayer grew from reflection on Psalm 73. It is easy to wonder if being faithful to God and giving our hearts solely to Him is really worth it. The psalmist Asaph gives away the answer at the very beginning though: God is good—good to good people, good to the good-hearted, good to those who are pure in heart.
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In the words of Judah Smith, the greatest challenge is not your discipline, devotion, or focus. Your greatest challenge is believing the gospel. Barabbas provides us with a view of Jesus through the eyes of a monster.
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Today’s prayer “Yours is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory” is the ninth in a series of prayers working through the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6v9-13 and Luke 11v2-4. The Lord’s prayer is a teaching from Jesus on how to pray and provides us with a framework for living life with the Father. You should begin by reading the prayers Father, In Heaven, Hallowed Be Your Name, Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done, Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread, Forgiven to be Forgiving, Lead Us Not Into Temptation and Deliver Us From Evil.
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Today’s prayer “Deliver Us From Evil” is the eighth in a series of prayers working through the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6v9-13 and Luke 11v2-4. The Lord’s prayer is a teaching from Jesus on how to pray and provides us with a framework for living life with the Father. You should begin by reading the prayers Father, In Heaven, Hallowed Be Your Name, Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done, Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread, Forgiven to be Forgiving and Lead Us Not Into Temptation.
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Today’s prayer “Lead Us Not Into Temptation” is the seventh in a series of prayers working through the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6v9-13 and Luke 11v2-4. The Lord’s prayer is a teaching from Jesus on how to pray and provides us with a framework for living life with the Father. You should begin by reading the prayers “Father,” “In Heaven,” “Hallowed Be Your Name,” “Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done,” “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” and “Forgiven to be Forgiving.”
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Today’s prayer “Forgiven to be Forgiving” is the sixth in a series of prayers working through the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6v9-13 and Luke 11v2-4. The Lord’s prayer is a teaching from Jesus on how to pray and provides us with a framework for living life with the Father. You should begin by reading the prayers “Father,” “In Heaven,” “Hallowed Be Your Name,” “Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done” and “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”
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Today’s prayer “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” is the fifth in a series of prayers working through the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6v9-13 and Luke 11v2-4. The Lord’s prayer is a teaching from Jesus on how to pray and provides us with a framework for living life with the Father. You should begin by reading the prayers “Father,” “In Heaven,” “Hallowed Be Your Name” and “Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done.”
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Today’s prayer “Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done” is the fourth in a series of prayers working through what is known as the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6v9-13 and Luke 11v2-4. The Lord’s prayer is a teaching from Jesus on how to pray and provides us with a framework for living life with the Father. You should begin by reading the prayers “Father,” “In Heaven” and “Hallowed Be Your Name.”
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In “Eternal or ‘Good Enough’ Life,” Alex reminds us that although we grow at God’s pace we must not become complacent with a good enough life. Instead, we should strive for the contented, eternal life which Jesus offers.
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Today’s prayer “Hallowed Be Your Name” is the third in a series of prayers working through what is known as the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6v9-13 and Luke 11v2-4. The Lord’s prayer is a teaching from Jesus on how to pray and provides us with a framework for living life with the Father. You should begin by reading the prayers “Father” and “In Heaven.”
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