Our Daily Bread DEVOTIONAL |Our Father| 5th May 2022 (Wednesday)
Our Daily Bread DEVOTIONAL |Our Father| 5th May 2022 (Wednesday)
ODB KEY SCRIPTURE: This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father . . .”
Our Daily Bread DEVOTIONAL |Our Father| 5th May 2022 (Wednesday)
Today’s Scripture & Insight:
Most mornings I recite the Lord’s Prayer. I’m not worth much for the new day until I’ve grounded myself in those words. Recently I’d said only the first two words—“Our Father”—when my phone rang. It startled me as it was 5:43 a.m. Guess who? The phone display read “Dad.” Before I had a chance to answer, the call quickly ended. I guessed my dad had called by mistake. Sure enough, he had. Random coincidence? Maybe, but I believe we live in a world awash in the mercy of God. That particular day I needed that reassurance of our Father’s presence.
Think about that for a minute. Of all the ways Jesus could have taught His disciples to begin their prayers, He chose those two words—“Our Father” (Matthew 6:9) as the starting point. Random? No, Jesus was never less than intentional with His words. We all have different relationships with our earthly fathers—some good, some far less than that. However, praying in the way we should is not addressing “my” father or “your” father, but “our” Father, the One who sees us and hears us, and who knows what we need before we even ask Him (v. 8).
ODB |Our Father| 5th May 2022 (Wednesday)
In Continuation–
What an amazing reassurance, especially on those days when we might feel forgotten, alone, abandoned, or simply just not worth much. Remember, regardless of where we are and what time of day or night it might be, our Father in heaven is always near.
Lastly,
Reflect & Pray
What personal problem has you stumped and how are you tempted to respond in a sinful way? What do you think Jesus might want you to do?
Jesus, I’d rather fail with You than succeed without You.
Our Daily Bread DEVOTIONAL |Our Father| 5th May 2022 (Wednesday)
OUR LORD JESUS IS COMING BACK!!!
IF YOU HAVEN’T MADE THE PRAYER OF SALVATION!
SALVATION PRAYER
HAVE YOU EVER MADE JESUS THE LORD AND SAVIOR OF YOUR LIFE?
IF NOT, PRAY THIS PRAYER AND START A NEW LIFE IN CHRIST.
DEAR GOD, I COME TO YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS. I ADMIT THAT I AM NOT RIGHT WITH YOU, AND I WANT TO BE RIGHT WITH YOU. I ASK YOU TO FORGIVE ME OF ALL MY SINS. THE BIBLE SAYS IF I CONFESS WITH MY MOUTH THAT “JESUS IS LORD,” AND BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, I WILL BE SAVED (ROM. 10:9). I BELIEVE WITH MY HEART AND I CONFESS WITH MY MOUTH THAT JESUS IS THE LORD AND SAVIOR OF MY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME!
IN JESUS’ NAME I PRAY. AMEN.
