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For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen
Read from the Old Testament 1 Chronicles 29: 10-13
Think about and turn into prayers phrases which glorify God
Read Matthew 6: 9-14
A few years ago Claud Longfils passed on to me this article on the challenges of the Lord’s prayer – he didn’t know who had originally written it.
CHALLENGES OF THE LORD'S PRAYER
I cannot say OUR if I live only for myself.
I cannot say FATHER if I do not try each day to live like His child.
I cannot say WHO ART IN HEAVEN if I give no thought to the life beyond this.
I cannot say HALLOWED BE THY NAME if I’m not trying to grow in holiness.
I cannot say THY KINGDOM COME if I am not working for God’s kingdom here on earth.
I cannot say THY WILL BE DONE if I ignore His word to me.
I cannot say ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN if I will not serve Him here and now.
I cannot say GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD if I ignore the needs of the hungry.
I cannot say FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES if I harbour a grudge against anyone.
I cannot say LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION if I deliberately put myself in temptation’s path.
I cannot say DELIVER US FROM EVIL if I do not put on the whole armour of God. (Eph. 6: 10-18)
I cannot say THINE IS THE KINGDOM if I do not give the King the loyalty due to him.
I cannot say THE POWER if I fear what others may do.
I cannot say THE GLORY if I seek glory only for myself.
I cannot say FOREVER if the horizon of my life is bounded by the things of today.
I cannot say AMEN unless in my heart I long to see God.
When we say the word ‘Amen’ it does not mean ‘the end’ but its meaning is a mixture of affirming the we believe what has been said is the truth and saying we want to see it happening in our own lives and in the world around us.
So when we say ‘amen’ we are in effect saying we are going to do all we can to make what has been said become reality. Read this version of the Lord’s Prayer and see it you can really say ‘amen’ at the end.
Dear God our Father in heaven, you are holy and wise and true.
We’ll try our best to obey you, and do what you want us to do.
Please give us food each day to eat, and make us well and strong;
And help us to be sorry when we do things that are wrong.
Lead us in the right way, and keep us safe to the end;
We praise you our wonderful God, for ever and ever. Amen
© Scripture Union
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Perhaps before you go to sleep tonight you could pray that Kevin and his family have a good night’s sleep before his operation tomorrow (Thursday). If you have agreed to be part of our ‘Chiming Prayer Clock’ perhaps set the alarm on your phone, or place a note somewhere prominent to remind you to pray.
We have a Guest Writer on Friday, and on Sunday I will share a message on the next part of the ‘Sermon on the mount’ - Stephen