What Is Your Will In Christ?

The ABCs Of Christian Survival And Growth 5. When We Pray... A. "Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name" ... "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name" ... the opening of what we refer to as the "Lord's Prayer" in the King James translation in Matthew chapter 6. What does the word "hallowed" mean and why did He open His prayer this way? Let's begin with the definition of the word hallow from Wikipedia: "Hallow is a word usually used as a verb, meaning "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed , as used in The Lord's Prayer , means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered." As followers of Christ, we know that the life of our precious Savior gave us a wealth of examples to follow. And in His example of what our own communication to the Father should look like, He gave us a gift of extreme value from one who knew better than any how to communi...

When We Pray... Have you ever found yourself at a place where life was moving so fast and was so hectic, that you responded to someone without thinking in a way that you regret? The opportunities abound for us to make mistakes, and hurt or offend each other in our haste particularly when life comes at us at 100 miles per hour. But as Christians, we know that it's satan, his cronies and his institutions doing their best to derail us with the details of this life. When life becomes such a storm of to-dos and distractions that we get caught up in just trying to keep our heads above the tide, we can be assured that it's not an accident. The distractions and trials of this life have purpose. If we succumb to the busy, seemingly necessary demands of this life to a point where our peace is lost then we allow ourselves become separated from the spirit of our God and satan's purpose is on it's way to becoming a reality. But our Father God also has purpose for these same situat...

What Will I Say What will I say when it's all over and the battle of this life is won When I stand in the awe of His presence and the passing of judgment is done When all that remains is righteous, and the sins of man no longer are found What words from my lips will be heard, to the God of my heart, what sound When the proof of His promises made gives life to the truth of His plan What words will I use to express, my thanks for His love of this man When I see the deep scars, the reminder, of the price my dear Savior paid Just to give me all that He promised, in spite of the errors I made When I see the stripes for my sin, that He took with each terrible blow Will my heart be able to truly express all that I see and now know Will He understand my choked silence, my heart bursting, as my tears fall Will He know my heart toward Him when I'm so overcome by it all Will heaven have words to thank Him for lessons that then seemed so hard As I stand clothed in honor, rece...