Seeking justice when you are wronged is entirely appropriate. But often, your offender will not make amends. So what should be done in regards to those who lie to you, rip you off, and wrong you? To “forgive” is to release a debt. This is a judicial act between you and God. You should pray...
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. — Colossians 3:12–13 Have you ever wondered where the saying “a...
The Son of God, the Spirit of God, and the Father are all vitally connected in prayer. Brief glimpses into this heavenly mystery are revealed in scripture. And as we peel back the veil, we learn something of Jesus and the Holy Spirit praying to the Father. The prayerful correspondence within the God-head powerfully affects...
Thy kingdom come. Matthew 6:10 The kingdom of God is referenced seventy times in the New Testament. It is a dominant theme of Scripture. Praying for God’s kingdom to come, as Jesus instructed in the model prayer (see Matt. 6:10), recognizes a past kingdom and anticipates a future kingdom—and it accentuates a present kingdom. In the...
“When your son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you? Then thou shalt say unto thy son …” (Deuteronomy 6:20-21). The Extraordinary Father is a man who readily understands that a biblical legacy is not only his...
I heard of a man who was bitten by a rabid dog. The attending doctor told him that rabies was not only incurable, it was also fatal. The physician recommended that the dying man get his house in order. Both shocked and silent, the patient just sat there. At length, the doomed man requested a...