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Think of what you pray. "Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come." - Matthew 6:9-10
Our Father where? "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven." - Matthew 6:9
He started at the beginning. "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven." - Matthew 6:9
It doesn't teach God… "Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him." - Matthew 6:8
Get your heart involved! "And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words." - Matthew 6:7
Some of the best news you'll ever hear! "But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly." - Matthew 6:6
Now's the time… "But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly." - Matthew 6:6
It’s easy to believe. "Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful." - James 5:11
Isn’t that good advice? "And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." - Ephesians 5:2
He had something useful to say. "Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole." - Job 5:17-18
Whether it works out or not… "Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, ....But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God." - 1 Samuel 30:6
Jesus didn’t believe that. "Jesus answered and said unto him, 'Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'" - John 3:3
What if you did the same? "So David inquired of the Lord, saying, 'Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?' And He answered him, 'Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.'" - 1 Samuel 30:8
How would that have felt? "So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left." - Exodus 14:22
A beautiful picture! "And in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went." - Deuteronomy 1:31
There’s a time to be busy. "But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.'" - Luke 10:40-42
Who fights for you? "You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you." - Deuteronomy 3:22
He knew they had done wrong. "Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way." - 1 Samuel 12:23