Matthew 6:9-15
“Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.”
{{ This prayer has been on my mind for some time now.
i resight it almost every morning and sometimes throughout the day.
Jesus tells us to pray in this manner, and then points out the part of forgiving others,
There are many times it comes to mind the word transgressions instead of debtors,
Every time i think about it and who i may be holding a grudge or unforgiveness against, or who may have transgressed me, or who may owe me a debt, no one comes to mind.
What does come to mind is that every instance in my life that i have held something against someone ells it has been my fault, something of my making a situation from something i said or did.
No one owes me anything, and it seems that i am to blame do to my own bad attitude or felling of being miss used,
but in reality, each instance was brought on by my own evil heart or mind.
This kind of scars me, because i don’t want to miss forgiving any one for anything they may have done, but when i ask the LORD to show me who i am holding a grudge against or that i have not forgiven, each instance when thought through each one has been of my own making.
i have gone as far as thinking of things going on in the world that cause me concerned, such as the weather and food being weaponized as i have written about in former post, about what our government has and is doing against the people, against me.
This morning i realized i need to forgive them also.
Forgiving them is just as important and valid and forgiving anyone ells.
They seem to be the only people who have done tings against me, things to do harm to me, So, this morning i am taking the resolve to forgive the government and the actors their in for what they have and are doing against me, to our country.
Even though i may not know each and every person involved or even the full extent of what they have done and are doing, in my heart i know i must forgive them.
So here and now publicly, i forgive them each and every one for each and every thing.
And Lord i ask for forgiveness for my debts i owe others, that i am sure there are many, for it seems it has been my own actions that have brought times of grief not only to my self but to others i have known.
It has been my sins that has been the problem, not theirs against me.}}
Psalm 23 is the other prayer i pray often.
Psalm 23:1-6
¶ A Psalm of David.
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
{{ The Lord is my shepherd;
In days of old a shepherd personally took care of His flock, spent hours upon hours days upon days with His flock watching over and caring for them, protecting them from their adversary’s, lions, tigers, bear, wolves and such,
just as Jesus our LORD takes care of us, watching over protecting and defending us,
He is our great shepherd, our protector and our provider.
In days of old the shepherd made sure there sheep had want of nothing, continually moving them to green pastures and fresh water so they would have plenty and could rest peacefully knowing He was watching over them.
As we are willing to trust in the Lord and follow His instructions He does and is doing the same for us.
He restores our soul;
He guides us in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
So that as the Father says of Christ Jesus
“This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”
(( i love this statement Father God made of Jesus because at the end He states “listen to Him!” ))
for if we will but listen to the words of Christ Jesus they will draw us in to Him, that we will desire more and more of Jesus for us to live in Him and He to live in us, for us to be more and more like Him (Jesus) so that we may hear those word enter in my good and faithful servant.
Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
Matthew 25:21
“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
In Acts 14:22 we are told that being disciples of Christ Jesus we are being taught so that our souls will be strengthened and encouraged to continue in faith in Jesus and are told that “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”
The ting is that with Christ Jesus as our shepherd He (Jesus) is there to protect us from the evil one and will provide all our needs.
Always our needs not always are wants, desires or lust.
We are told in Luke 12:22-32 some major things we need to know and understand:
1. we need not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.
“For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing."
2. which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life’s span?
If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters?
3. You of little faith! do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.
4. “But seek His kingdom, (The Kingdom of GOD) and these things will be added to you.
And as most of you know I seem to always go back to Matthew “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
By trusting in our Lord, by having our faith firmly planted in Him, we can boldly say;
Even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And i will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
For our shepherd is the LORD Christ Jesus he is the great shepherd who has given Himself for our redemption, the shepherd who with His rod and staff draws us in to His will and protection, the shepherd who gave His all so that we may dwell with Him throughout eternity, without want or need for He is our provider and our provision.
What ells could we ever have need of?
The Lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. }}