Man does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. MT 4:4
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. MT 4:4
ISAIAH 55:10-11
My Soul's Beloved,
Thank You for confirming and reinforcing what You have already said to Me in Your Word today. You are a God who delights in giving Your children good gifts. Thank You for all Your promises and for Your assurances that the time for mourning and weeping is at an end. You have spoken, O Eternal Word of the Father. You have spoken words of healing, restoration, and provision, and Your Word always accomplishes what You want it to.
All that we need, O Lord, You will provide. The whole earth and everything in it relies on You, and You, who look after the sparrows in the air and the lilies in the field, will most surely give all of us all we need in this life and eternal joy in Your Presence in the life to come.
Thus says the Lord: ‘As the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth, making it yield and giving growth to provide seed for the sower and bread for the eating, so the word that goes from my mouth does not return to me empty, without carrying out my will and succeeding in what it was sent to do.’
PSALM 33(34):4-7,16-19
The Lord rescues the just in all their distress.
Thus says the Lord: ‘As the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth, making it yield and giving growth to provide seed for the sower and bread for the eating, so the word that goes from my mouth does not return to me empty, without carrying out my will and succeeding in what it was sent to do.’
PSALM 33(34):4-7,16-19
The Lord rescues the just in all their distress.
Glorify the Lord with me.
Together let us praise his name.
I sought the Lord and he answered me;
from all my terrors he set me free.
Look towards him and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
This poor man called, the Lord heard him
and rescued him from all his distress.
The Lord turns his face against the wicked
to destroy their remembrance from the earth.
The Lord turns his eyes to the just
and his ears to their appeal.
They call and the Lord hears
and rescues them in all their distress.
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;
those whose spirit is crushed he will save.
Together let us praise his name.
I sought the Lord and he answered me;
from all my terrors he set me free.
Look towards him and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
This poor man called, the Lord heard him
and rescued him from all his distress.
The Lord turns his face against the wicked
to destroy their remembrance from the earth.
The Lord turns his eyes to the just
and his ears to their appeal.
They call and the Lord hears
and rescues them in all their distress.
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;
those whose spirit is crushed he will save.
The Lord rescues the just in all their distress.
MATTHEW 6:7-15
My Soul's Beloved,
My Soul's Beloved,
Thank You for Your loving assurance that our Father in heaven knows what we need even before we ask Him, and that He delights in His children approaching Him with confidence and making all that we need known to Him. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, what I desire most of all is the salvation of my children, and You and our Heavenly Father desire this with far greater intensity than I ever can. So I will pray, and I will not worry, but have this certainty, that in the end, Your hand and holy arm will save them from the jaws of hell and death and put them on the path of salvation and life.
Thank You, Lord, for teaching Your disciples how to pray in the Lord's Prayer. We begin by acknowledging that God, who is our Father, is God whose abode is in heaven. He is holy and perfect, and we must never for an instant forget that although He is our Abba, He is also God Almighty. It is He who created us in love and knows what we need far better than we do. Thank You for also revealing to us that unless we forgive from our hearts, we will not be forgiven. May we always have this confidence in Him that all that we ask for in Your Name He will give us.
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In your prayers do not babble as the pagans do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him. So you should pray like this:
‘Our Father in heaven,
may your name be held holy,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven those who are in debt to us.
And do not put us to the test,
but save us from the evil one.
‘Yes, if you forgive others their failings, your heavenly Father will forgive you yours; but if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failings either.’
may your name be held holy,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven those who are in debt to us.
And do not put us to the test,
but save us from the evil one.
‘Yes, if you forgive others their failings, your heavenly Father will forgive you yours; but if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failings either.’
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