Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fishJonah 2:1 When you find yourself stuck in a trap of your own making, what is your usual first response? Do you blame someone else, perhaps even the devil? Do you sit and wallow in the mud like a half-satisfied pig? Do you find yourself seeking ingenious methods of getting yourself out of your situation, only … [Read more...] about Jonah: A Prayer of Repentance
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The Gifts of the Kingdom
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how … [Read more...] about The Gifts of the Kingdom
The Petition of the Kingdom
The Petition of the Kingdom “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.Pray, then, in this way:'Our Father who is in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come.Your will be done,On earth as it … [Read more...] about The Petition of the Kingdom
The Prayer of the Kingdom
“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will … [Read more...] about The Prayer of the Kingdom