And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew 6:12 ESV) During my college years a former roommate asked me to lend her the equivalent of $750. She had just [...]

Jesus emphasizes forgiveness in this short prayer, both on behalf of receiving forgiveness from God and on extending forgiveness to others. Read the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 and ponder how often Jesus had [...]

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:9-11 NIV) Then Jesus took [...]

"Give us today our daily bread." (Matthew 6:11) This line of the Lord's Prayer feels the most earthy, doesn't it? There is something so human about our need for food. I believe that this [...]

“Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11 NASB) What I realize about this part of Jesus' prayer is how easy it is for me to disconnect with the need expressed here. During [...]

The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in [...]

Of all the things he could ask his Father in heaven for, he chooses a daily necessity. Read the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 and sit with the phrase, “Give us today daily bread”. [...]

With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach [...]

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9b-13 NIV) Think of yourself the way Christ Jesus thought of [...]

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) “Kingdom”, it's not something most Americans understand aside from the movies. We don't live in a nation with [...]