Author: Sandra Bivens Smith
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Daily Devotion
Hallowing God’s Name “‘“Hallowed be Your name”’” (Matthew 6:9). Scripture (1 Peter 1:16) commands believers to be holy (“hallowed”), whereas it recognizes God as being holy. So attributing to Him the holiness that already is His is how we hallow His name. As with every other truly righteous action, hallowing God’s name must begin in the…
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Daily Devotion
Value and Importance of Knowing The Father “‘Our Father who is in heaven . . .’” (Matthew 6:9). Knowing God as our Father carries with it a definite list of spiritual privileges and benefits. First, it means we need not fear, as pagans do before their false gods or unbelievers do in their agnosticism. Second, real…
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Daily Devotion
Knowing God As Father “‘“Our Father who is in heaven . . .”’” (Matthew 6:9). Only those who have come to God through Christ can call God “Father.” He is the Father of unbelievers only in that He created them (cf. Mal. 2:10; Acts 17:28). It is only those who trust Jesus who have “the right…
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Daily Devotion
The Lord’s Prayer: Overview, Part 2 “‘Pray, then, in this way’” (Matthew 6:9). Over the years people have had misunderstandings about the Lord’s Prayer (more accurately, the Disciples’ Prayer) that need correcting. First, Jesus’ words were not meant to be repeated as a formal prayer. The disciples had asked Him how to pray, not what to…