Our Father

“Our Father” the opening proclamation of the Lord’s Prayer or the Disciple’s Prayer depending on your point of view. The question that has been going through my mind when meditating on these two words, “is who put the ‘our” in Our Father?”
Did Jesus put the “our” there? Is he claiming us as a fellow child of God? I’m sure many of us will be quick to say that Jesus did put the “our in “Our Father” and he is claiming us as fellow children of God. I’m just as sure that this answer will thrill many of us.
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Trust in Your Word

In a recent lesson at our church on Sunday, 1Peter was being studeind and discussed. One thing that had been pointed out was that Pete had exhorted us from a a quote out f the book of Leviticus…to “be ye holy for I AM Holy, saith the Lord.” Peter goes on to admonish us to abstain from worldly lusts and the pride of life and the sin that so easily besets us so that when we are before the people they will see our godly conduct and praise our Father in Heaven.

In Psalm 119:74, it gives, in a way confirmation to what Peter is saying; “they that fear Thee will be glad when they see me, because
they see I have trusted in Your Word.” That is kind of what Gary & Sara both were saying about our conduct before the people of this
age. Then, in Ps. 119:109, there is another witness to what Peter says about living so that when people see how your life is before
them, not giving into lusts and greed and narcissistic ways, so then they will praise the Heavenly Father. It says, “my soul is
continually in my hand.”

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We have something to BE HAPPY ABOUT!

We have a KING to PRAISE!

I Chronicles 16: 23-34 ” Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. Publish his glorious deeds among the
nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods. The gods of
other nations are mere idols, but the Lord made the heavens! Honor and majesty surround him; strength and joy fill his dwelling. O nations of the
world, recognize the Lord, recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong. Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into
his presence. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. Let the
heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! Tell all the nations, ‘The Lord reigns!’ Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the fields
and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise, for the Lord is coming to judge the earth.”

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Study with Sara-Are you a Star-Walker or Star-Gazer?

“Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” (James 4:17)

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This scripture is very interesting to me. First, I am thinking, I would not sin if I did not know the right thing to do? Am I right or wrong on this thinking? But, if I knew to do the right thing or a good thing and did not do it then I have sinned? Right? Wrong?
Does ignorance exempt me from sinning?
Does staying home and minding my own business rather than showing involvement in community, church and nations give me a free ticket from sin?
When my children were very young I started ending my greetings to them, be good, do good and be happy. When I would drop then off for school, I would say be good, do good and be happy. When they were in college I continued to say be good, do good and be happy. I still do. I email them, call them and bless them with these words. I have always felt from my learning that if we were good, did good , we would be happy.

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Would you like to hear a Secret

I was very blessed by a scripture that was shared on the radio this morning, and would like to share with you.

Jeremiah 33: 3 “Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.”

Footnotes ” God assured Jeremiah that he had only to ask God and God would answer (see also Psalm 145: 18, Isaiah 58:18,
Matthew 7:7). God is ready to answer our prayers, but we must ask for his assistance. Surely God could take care of our needs without our asking. But when we ask, we are acknowledging that he alone is God and that we cannot accomplish in our own strength all that is his domain to do. When we ask, we must humble ourselves, lay aside our willfulness and worry, and determine to obey him.”