December 30 HC #129 – Psalm 42 and 43 We are certainly heard of God. This is why we close the prayer with Amen. You need to know that you are heard, even if you don’t feel like God is listening. Your emotions are not to be the judge of whether or... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 29 HC #129 – 2 Kings 13:14-20 We are called to pray with that certainty that God hears us, and not with a heart that does not believe the promise or word of God. An illustration of this truth takes place in 2 Kings 13:14-20 Elisha is... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 28 HC #129 – II Corinthians 1:15-20 Amen. It is not just a word we say at the end of the prayer. It has significance too. Today we usually don’t think about how we end letters (if we ever still write them), but we go with the traditional... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 27 HC #128 – Psalm 115:1-3 This is a declaration by us as well that all glory belongs to God, and not unto us. We see that is what we mean when we close the Lord’s prayer with Thine is glory forever and ever, but it is hardly the only... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 26 HC #128 – Judges 10:6-18 The power belongs to God forever and ever. This should go without saying, but it an important reminder to us that God is the one with the power. Judges is a constant example of where the people of Israel think... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 25 HC #128 – Matthew 2:1-11 Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. What better to be reminded of on Christmas than the fact that Christ has the power, the glory, and the kingdom forever and ever. We see this in the arrival... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 24 HC #127 – II Timothy 4:9-18 Overcoming evil (or the Evil One) is not just done once at our conversion. No, it is a daily battle and one we need to acknowledging in prayer. We are to fill our hearts with the word of God, which does imply... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 23 HC #127 – I John 2:12-14 Lead us not into temptation is not the only part of this petition. Deliver us from evil is also attached. In fact in some translations it is “deliver us from the evil one”. The two things mean basically the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 22 HC #127 – Psalm 103:14-16 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. This is the sixth petition and it starts with an understanding of who we are and thus our great need for Jesus Christ. If we are asking God to not lead us... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
December 21 HC #126 – Matthew 6:14-15 These two verse follow the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew’s gospel. These verse seem to make plain that if we do not forgive others then the Father in heaven will not forgive us. Now does this mean that we are saved... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
