Today's Verse: Mark 11:25 (ESV)
"And whenever ryou stand praying, sforgive, tif you have anything against anyone, so that uyour Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”4
r Matt. 6:5; Luke 18:11
s See Matt. 6:14
t Col. 3:13; [Matt. 5:23; 6:15]
u Matt. 7:11
4 Some manuscripts add verse 26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses
In this chapter, Jesus explains to His disciples the power of personal faith. It is important that our relationship with God be a personal one. And, if we cannot forgive our neighbor, there is a loss in that relationship that cannot be repaired until we are willing to forgive. Faith, prayer, and forgiveness are all inseparably linked in that relationship.
Today's Comments: How can we love and worship God if we can't love or forgive our neighbor? That is, I believe, the thought behind this particular passage. When there is something that lingers in our hearts that sours our love, then it not only affects how we treat others, but it affects how we love God.
Hymn of the Day:
Teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray;
this is my heart cry day unto day;
I long to know Thy will and Thy way;
teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray.
Power in prayer, Lord, power in prayer,
here ’mid earth’s sin and sorrow and care;
men lost and dying, souls in despair—
O give me power, power in prayer!
My weakened will, Lord, Thou canst renew;
my sinful nature Thou canst subdue;
fill me just now with power anew,
power to pray and power to do!
Teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray;
Thou art my Pattern day unto day;
Thou art my surety now and for aye;
teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray.
Chorus:
Living in Thee, Lord, and Thou in me;
constant abiding, this is my plea;
grant me Thy power boundless and free:
Power with men and power with Thee.
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 16
"And whenever ryou stand praying, sforgive, tif you have anything against anyone, so that uyour Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”4
r Matt. 6:5; Luke 18:11
s See Matt. 6:14
t Col. 3:13; [Matt. 5:23; 6:15]
u Matt. 7:11
4 Some manuscripts add verse 26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses
In this chapter, Jesus explains to His disciples the power of personal faith. It is important that our relationship with God be a personal one. And, if we cannot forgive our neighbor, there is a loss in that relationship that cannot be repaired until we are willing to forgive. Faith, prayer, and forgiveness are all inseparably linked in that relationship.
Today's Comments: How can we love and worship God if we can't love or forgive our neighbor? That is, I believe, the thought behind this particular passage. When there is something that lingers in our hearts that sours our love, then it not only affects how we treat others, but it affects how we love God.
Hymn of the Day:
Teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray;
this is my heart cry day unto day;
I long to know Thy will and Thy way;
teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray.
Power in prayer, Lord, power in prayer,
here ’mid earth’s sin and sorrow and care;
men lost and dying, souls in despair—
O give me power, power in prayer!
My weakened will, Lord, Thou canst renew;
my sinful nature Thou canst subdue;
fill me just now with power anew,
power to pray and power to do!
Teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray;
Thou art my Pattern day unto day;
Thou art my surety now and for aye;
teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray.
Chorus:
Living in Thee, Lord, and Thou in me;
constant abiding, this is my plea;
grant me Thy power boundless and free:
Power with men and power with Thee.
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 16
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