IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 6:14

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14

The Greek term aphiêmi, which means “forgive” (also Greek aphête; aphêsei), is found in various forms in the New Testament (over 140 times). It sometimes means “to let go,”  “to leave behind,” “to dismiss,” and even “to cancel a debt.” It is used for the forgiveness of sins by God (implying also the canceling of guilt). We are to forgive others in the same way God forgives us.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  2. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  3. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  4. YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  5. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  6. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  7. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  8. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  9. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  10. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  11. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  12. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  13. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  14. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  15. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  16. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  17. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  18. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  19. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  20. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  21. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  22. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  23. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  24. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  25. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  26. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  27. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  28. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  29. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  30. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  31. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  32. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  33. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  34. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  35. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  36. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  37. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  38. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  39. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  40. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  41. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  42. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  43. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  44. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  45. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  46. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  47. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  48. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  49. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  50. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  51. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  52. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  53. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  54. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  55. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13

Each of God’s people is a target of Satan’s opposition and attack. On our own, we cannot overcome or even resist His evil purposes. For this reason, we must rely completely on God, praying constantly for wisdom and strength to defeat the devil’s schemes (Luke 11:26; 18:1; 22:31; John 17:15; 2 Corinthians 2:11). Of course, standing in victory through Christ requires listening and responding to God’s Word and guidance. Only then will we exercise the wisdom and self-discipline necessary to avoid spiritually compromising situations that lead to failure (2 Timothy 2:22).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  2. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  3. YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  4. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  5. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  6. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  7. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  8. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  9. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  10. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  11. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  12. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  13. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  14. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  15. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  16. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  17. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  18. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  19. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  20. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  21. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  22. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  23. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  24. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  25. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  26. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  27. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  28. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  29. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  30. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  31. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  32. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  33. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  34. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  35. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  36. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  37. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  38. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  39. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  40. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  41. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  42. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  43. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  44. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  45. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  46. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  47. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  48. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  49. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  50. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  51. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  52. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  53. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  54. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 6:12

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12

Prayer is a time for confession of sins so we can be forgiven. It is also a time to rely on God for the strength to forgive those who have harmed us (Matthew 6:14-15; Hebrews 9:14; 1John 1:9; 6:15).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  2. YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  3. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  4. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  5. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  6. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  7. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  8. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  9. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  10. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  11. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  12. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  13. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  14. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  15. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  16. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  17. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  18. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  19. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  20. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  21. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  22. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  23. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  24. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  25. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  26. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  27. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  28. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  29. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  30. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  31. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  32. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  33. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  34. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  35. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  36. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  37. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  38. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  39. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  40. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  41. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  42. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  43. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  44. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  45. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  46. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  47. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  48. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  49. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  50. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  51. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  52. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  53. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 6:11

Give us this day our daily bread.

DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11

Prayer should contain requests for God to provide for our daily needs (Philippians 4:19; Luke 11:3). We should not focus on having more than we really need because it can cause discontentment. We should be ready to express thanks for whatever God chooses to give us.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  2. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  3. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  4. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  5. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  6. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  7. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  8. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  9. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  10. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  11. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  12. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  13. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  14. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  15. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  16. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  17. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  18. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  19. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  20. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  21. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  22. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  23. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  24. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  25. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  26. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  27. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  28. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  29. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  30. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  31. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  32. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  33. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  34. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  35. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  36. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  37. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  38. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  39. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  40. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  41. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  42. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  43. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  44. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  45. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  46. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  47. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  48. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  49. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  50. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  51. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  52. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 6:10

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10

YOUR KINGDOM COME

Though it is important to take our concerns and needs to God in prayer (though He already knows our needs), the greatest priority of prayer must be the purposes of God’s kingdom (His power, authority, purposes and way of life both on earth and into eternity). 

  1. We must pray for Christ’s return and the establishment of God’s eternal kingdom in the new heaven and the new earth (Revelation 21:1; 2 Peter 3:10-12; Revelation 20:11; 22:20).
  2. We must pray for God’s power to be shown among men and His purposes to be accomplished on earth at this present time. This includes following Jesus’ instructions and exercising God’s power among His people in order to destroy the works of Satan, heal the sick, save the spiritually lost and promote truth. We can operate in such power only as we develop a deeper relationship with God through prayer and as we depend on the Holy Spirit for power and guidance.

YOUR WILL BE DONE

To pray “your will be done” means that we truly desire that God’s purposes, plans and desires are fulfilled in our lives and in the lives of our families. We can discern God’s will primarily through His revealed Word (the Bible) and by trusting the Holy Spirit’s leading in our hearts (Romans 8:4-14). God’s will is accomplished when we pray for “His kingdom and His righteousness” to be active in our lives (Matthew 6:33). We must also keep in mind that if we are praying for God’s will to be done, we will be ready to take action toward accomplishing His purposes as He reveals them to us.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  2. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  3. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  4. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  5. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  6. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  7. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  8. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  9. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  10. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  11. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  12. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  13. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  14. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  15. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  16. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  17. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  18. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  19. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  20. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  21. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  22. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  23. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  24. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  25. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  26. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  27. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  28. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  29. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  30. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  31. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  32. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  33. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  34. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  35. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  36. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  37. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  38. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  39. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  40. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  41. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  42. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  43. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  44. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  45. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  46. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  47. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  48. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  49. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  50. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  51. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 6:9

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9

With this model prayer, Christ suggests some priorities that should be in the prayer life of a Christian. The prayer contains six petitions, or requests: three have to do with God’s holiness (purity, perfection, completeness and separation from evil) and will (plans and desires that reflect His character and purposes); Three have to do with our personal needs. The short length of this prayer does not mean that we should pray only briefly about our concerns. Though sincere prayer does not have to be lengthy, there were times when Christ prayed all night long (Luke 6:12).

OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN

Prayer involves worshiping (expressing honor and worthiness) our heavenly Father and communicating openly with Him. Even for those who cannot relate to a good relationship with an earthly father, God is everything any believer could ever hope for; and He will never let them down. 

  1. As a loving Father, God cares for us, guides us and welcomes us to have a deep and open friendship with Him. Through faith in Christ, we have access to the Father at any time to worship Him and to express our needs (Matthew 6:25-34).
  2. As a Father, God does not tolerate evil in His children or fail to discipline them correctly (as some earthly fathers do). To do anything less would not be good for us. God opposes sin and what it can do to His children. 
  3. As a heavenly Father, He can punish as well as bless, withhold as well as give, act with justice as well as with mercy. How He responds to His children depends on their faith in and obedience to Him. Yet we can be confident that all of God’s guidance and discipline are for our good.

HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME

The greatest concern in our prayers and in our lives should be to bring honor to God. His name must be “hallowed,” or considered sacred and holy, which means we must live in a way that is worthy of our relationship with Him. This requires us to live a life of holiness – moral purity, spiritual wholeness, separation from evil and devotion to God’s purposes. In this way, we will bring glory, honor and praise to God (Psalms 34:3). In our prayers and daily lives, we must be passionately concerned with the reputation of God, His church, His message and His kingdom purposes. To do anything that brings disgrace or disrespect on the Lord’s name and character is a serious sin that openly shames God.

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  2. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  3. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  4. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  5. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  6. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  7. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  8. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  9. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  10. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  11. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  12. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  13. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  14. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  15. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  16. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  17. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  18. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  19. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  20. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  21. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  22. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  23. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  24. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  25. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  26. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  27. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  28. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  29. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  30. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  31. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  32. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  33. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  34. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  35. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  36. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  37. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  38. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  39. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  40. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  41. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  42. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  43. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  44. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  45. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  46. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  47. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  48. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  49. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  50. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 6:6

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6

Every child of God should have someplace to be alone with God. Without such a time and place, we will never develop a consistent and personal prayer life. Secret prayer is not a matter of hiding our faith or keeping Christ’s message to ourselves. It is a matter of growing in our personal relationship with Christ and learning to discern (to have sharp insight or wise judgment into or about something) the voice of His Spirit as He guides and teaches us. Jesus had His secret places (Matthew 14:23; Mark 1:35; Luke 4:42; 5:16; 6:12). Secret prayer is especially important:

  1. In the morning, so we can commit our day to God and start out with Him on our minds;
  2. In the evening, so we can give thanks for God’s help throughout the day and consider what He wants to teach us about the day’s experiences. 

Whenever the Holy Spirit prompts or inspires us to pray – sometimes for our own situations and often for other people. When we spend personal time with God, He promises to reward us openly – with answered prayer, with a deep sense of His presence and with true honor for eternity (Matthew 6:9 on God as Father).

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  1. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  2. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  3. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  4. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  5. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  6. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  7. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  8. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  9. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  10. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  11. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  12. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  13. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  14. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  15. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  16. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  17. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  18. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  19. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  20. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  21. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  22. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  23. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  24. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  25. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  26. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  27. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  28. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  29. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  30. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  31. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  32. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  33. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  34. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  35. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  36. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  37. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  38. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  39. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  40. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  41. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  42. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  43. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  44. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  45. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  46. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  47. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  48. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  49. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1

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(KJV) Matthew 6:1

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1

This passage challenges us to consider our motives for doing what is right.

  1. If we do good things simply to gain the approval or admiration of others, then we lose our reward and honor from God. People who seek honor for themselves under the pretense of giving glory to God will be exposed as hypocrites (phony, lacking a true heart).
  2. Jesus speaks specifically about our actions in three areas: 
  1. Giving (Matthew 6:2-4),
  2. Prayer (Matthew 6:5-8)
  3. Fasting (going without food for a limited time to give greater attention to spiritual matters, Matthew 6:16-18).

 His harsh criticism of untrue or insincere behavior challenges many contemporary Christians efforts and motives, including competing for recognition, boasting of one’s own success, performing and entertaining in the name of worship and the driving desire to be first (1 Corinthians 3:13-15; 4:5).

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  1. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  2. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  3. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  4. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  5. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  6. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  7. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  8. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  9. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  10. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  11. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  12. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  13. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  14. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  15. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  16. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  17. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  18. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  19. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  20. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  21. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  22. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  23. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  24. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  25. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  26. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  27. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  28. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  29. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  30. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  31. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  32. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  33. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  34. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  35. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  36. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  37. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  38. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  39. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  40. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  41. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  42. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  43. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  44. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  45. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  46. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  47. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  48. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

THOUGHT SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE / GENESIS 38:15

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Genesis 38:15

When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

THOUGHT SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE / GENESIS 38:15

Although Tamar’s behavior was wrong, Judah’s conduct was worse, and he knew it (Genesis 38:26). In the time before Jesus came, God seemed to overlook some human ignorance and sin until Christ’s death on the cross provided the way for us to turn from sin and receive forgiveness (Acts 17:30).

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  1. ONAN / GENESIS 38:9
  2. TAMAR / GENESIS 38:6
  3. DAUGHTER OF A CANAANITE / GENESIS 28:2
  4. DOWN TO THE GRAVE / GENESIS 37:35
  5. TOOK HIM TO EGYPT / GENESIS 37:28
  6. REUBEN / GENESIS 37:21
  7. BOWED DOWN / GENESIS 37:7
  8. LISTEN TO THIS DREAM / GENEIS 37:6
  9. A DREAM / GENESIS 37:5
  10. RICHLY ORNAMENTED ROBE / GENESIS 37:3
  11. JOSEPH / GENESIS 37:2
  12. ESAU POSSESSIONS / GENESIS 36:6-7
  13. REUBEN / GENESIS 35:22
  14. NAMED HER SON BEN-ONI … FATHER NAMED HIM BENJAMIN / GENESIS 35:18
  15. GOD APPEARED TO HIM AGAIN / GENESIS 35:9-13
  16. GET RID OF THE FOREIGN GODS / GENESIS 35:2
  17. SIMEON AND LEVI ATTACKED THE UNSUSPECTING CITY / GENESIS 34:25
  18. CIRCUMCISING ALL YOUR MALES / GENESIS 34:15
  19. JACOB’S SONS WERE FILLED WITH GRIEF / GENESIS 34:7
  20. HE TOOK HER AND VIOLATED HER / GENESIS 34:2
  21. DINAH … THE WOMEN OF THE LAND / GENESIS 34:1
  22. ESAU KISSED HIM AND THEY WEPT / GENESIS 33:4
  23. HE BLESSED HIM THERE / GENESIS 32:29
  24. YOUR NAME … ISRAEL / GENESIS 32:28
  25. A MAN WRESTLED WITH HIM / GENESIS 32:24
  26. O GOD OF MY FATHER / GENESIS 32:9
  27. THE ANGELS OF GOD MET HIM / GENESIS 32:1
  28. RACHEL STOLE HER FATHER’S HOUSEHOLD GODS / GENESIS 31:19
  29. BORE YOUNG THAT WERE STREAKED OR SPECKLED OR SPOTTED / GENESIS 30:38-39
  30. GOD HAS REWARDED ME / GENESIS 30:18
  31. OR I’LL DIE! / GENESIS 30:1
  32. GIVE ME CHILDREN / GENESIS 30:1-24
  33. THE LORD SAW THAT LEAH WAS NOT LOVED / GENESIS 29:31
  34. LABAN GAVE HIM HIS DAUGHTER RACHEL TO BE HIS WIFE / GENESIS 29:28
  35. WHY HAVE YOU DECEIVED ME? / GENESIS 29:25
  36. LABAN / GENESISS 29:5
  37. BETHEL / GENESIS 28:18-19
  38. ABOVE IT STOOD THE LORD / GENESIS 28:13-15
  39. THE ANGELS OF GOD / GENESIS 28:12
  40. THE BLESSING GIVEN TO ABRAHAM / GENESIS 28:4
  41. ESAU WEPT ALOUD / GENESIS 27:38
  42. JACOB SAID TO HIS FATHER / GENESIS 27:19
  43. REBEKAH SAID TO HER SON JACOB / GENESIS 27:6-17
  44. I MAY GIVE YOU MY BLESSING / GENESIS 27:4
  45. WHEN ISAAC WAS OLD / GENESIS 27:1
  46. A SOURCE OF GRIEF TO ISAAC AND REBEKAH / GENESIS 26:34-35
  47. THE LORD BLESSED HIM / GENESIS 26:12
  48. BECAUSE ABRAHAM OBEYED / GENESIS 26:5
  49. I WILL BE WITH YOU / GENESIS 26:2-4
  50. BIRTHRIGHT / GENESIS 25:31
  51. ISAAC WAS SIXTY YEARS OLD / GENESIS 25:26
  52. TWO NATIONS – OLDER WILL SEVE THE YOUNGER / GENESIS 25:23
  53. ISAAC PRAYED TO THE LORD / GENESIS 25:21
  54. THEN ABRAHAM … WAS GATHERED TO HIS PEOPLE / GENESIS 25:8
  55. GIFTS / GENESIS 25:6
  56. ABRAHAM LEFT EVERYTHING HE OWNED TO ISAAC / GENESIS 25:5
  57. WILL SEND HIS ANGEL WITH YOU AND MAKE YOUR JOURNEY A SUCCESS / GENESIS 24:40
  58. THE LORD HAD LED ME / GENESIS 24:26-27
  59. I’LL WATER YOUR CAMELS TOO / GENESIS 24:13-14
  60. HE PRAYED O LORD / GENESIS 24:12
  61. NOT GET A WIFE / GENESIS 24:3
  62. THE FIELD … AS A BURIAL SITE / GENESIS 23:20
  63. BECAUSE YOU HAVE OBEYED ME / GENESIS 22:15-18
  64. YAHWEH-YIREH / GENESIS 22:14
  65. NOW I KNOW THAT YOU FEAR GOD / GENESIS 22:11-13
  66. HE REACHED OUT HIS HAND / GENESIS 22:10
  67. BOUND HIS SON ISAAC / GENESIS 22:9
  68. GOD HIMSELF WILL PROVIDE / GENESIS 22:8
  69. I AND THE BOY … WILL COME BACK / GENESIS 22:5
  70. TAKE YOUR SON / GENESIS 22:2
  71. GOD TESTED ABRAHAM / GENESIS 22:1
  72. GOD HAS HEARD / GENESIS 21:17
  73. HIS SON ISAAC WAS BORN / GENESIS 21:5
  74. SAID OF HIS WIFE SARAH SHE IS MY SISTER / GENESIS 20:1-2
  75. THEY GOT THEIR FATHER TO DRINK WINE / GENESIS 19:13
  76. SMOKE FROM A FURNACE / GENESIS 19:28
  77. LOT’S WIFE LOOKED BACK, AND SHE BECAME A PILLAR OF SALET / GENESIS 19:26
  78. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS / GENESIS 19:8
  79. HAVE SEX WITH THEM / GENESIS 19:5
  80. LOT WAS SITTING IN THE GATEWAY / GENESIS 19:1-2
  81. ABRAHAM REMAINED STANDING BEFORE THE LORD / GENESIS 18:22
  82. THEIR SIN IS SO GRIEVOUS / GENESIS 18:20-21
  83. HE WILL DIRECT HIS CHILDREN … KEEP THE WAY OF THE LORD / GENESIS 18:19
  84. IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD? / GENESIS 18:13-14
  85. THREE MEN / GENESIS 18:2
  86. LAUGHED / GENESIS 17:17
  87. SARAH /GENESIS 17:15
  88. CIRCUMCISION / GENESIS 17:11
  89. EVERLASTING POSSESSION / GENESIS 17:8
  90. TO BE YOUR GOD / GENESIS 17:6-7
  91. ABRAM … ABRAHAM / GENESIS 17:5
  92. MY COVENANT / GENESIS 17:2
  93. NINETY-NINE YEARS OLD / GENESIS 17:1
  94. AGAINST EVERYONE / GENESIS 16:12
  95. ISHMAEL / GENESIS 16:11
  96. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD / GENESIS 16:7
  97. THE LORD HAS KEPT ME FROM HAVING CHILDREN / GENESIS 16:2
  98. THE LORD MADE A COVENANT WITH ABRAM / GENESIS 15:17-21
  99. A COUNTRY NOT THEIR OWN / GENESIS 15:13
  100. HE BELIEVED … HE CREDITED IT TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS /GENESIS 15:6
  101. YOUR SHIELD, YOUR VERY GREAT REWARD / GENESIS 15:1
  102. I WILL ACCEPT NOTHING BELONGING TO YOU /GENESIS 14:22-23
  103. GAVE HIM A TENTH OF EVERYTHING / GENESIS 14:20
  104. MELCHIZEDEK KING OF SALEM / GENESIS 14:18
  105. CALLED OUT THE 318 TRAINED MEN / GENESIS 14:14
  106. PITCHED HIS TENTS NEAR SODOM / GENESIS 13:12
  107. LOT LOOKED UP AND SAW / GENESIS 13:10
  108. SAY YOU ARE MY SISTER / GENESIS 12:13
  109. A FAMINE IN THE LAND / GENESIS 12:10
  110. THE LORD APPEARED TO ABRAM / GENESIS 12:7
  111. ABRAM LEFT, AS THE LORD HAD TOLD HIM / GENESIS 12:4
  112. ALL PEOPLES ON EARTH WILL BE BLESSED THROUGH YOU / GENESIS 12:3
  113. LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY / GENESIS 12:1
  114. HIS SON ABRAM / GENESIS 11:31
  115. UR OF THE CHALDEANS / GENESIS 11:28
  116. LET US BUILD … THAT WE MAY MAKE A NAME / GENESIS 11:4
  117. A PLAIN IN SHINAR / GENESIS 11:1-2
  118. BORN TO SHEM / GENESIS 10:21-31
  119. THE SONS OF HAM / GENESIS 10:6-20
  120. THE SONS OF JEPHETH / GENESIS 10:2-5
  121. THE ACCOUNT OF SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH / GENESIS 10:1
  122. CURSED BE CANAAN / GENESIS 9:25
  123. HAM / GENESIS 9:22
  124. DRANK SOME OF ITS WINE, HE BECAME DRUNK / GENESIS 9:21
  125. MY RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS / GENESIS 9:13
  126. I NOW ESTABLISH MY COVENANT / GENESIS 9:9-17
  127. WHOEVER SHEDS THE BLOOD OF MAN, BY MAN SHALL HIS BLOOD BE SHED / GENESIS 9:6
  128. BUT GOD REMEMBERED NOAH / GENESIS 8:1
  129. EVERY LIVING THING … WAS WIPED OUT … ONLY NOAH WAS LEFT / GENESIS 7:23
  130. THE GREAT DEEP BURST FORTH / GENESIS 7:11-12
  131. THE FLOODWATERS CAME ON THE EARTH / GENESIS 7:6
  132. I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH YOU / GENESIS 6:18
  133. AN ARK / GENESIS 6:14
  134. NOAH WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN, BLAMELESS AMONG THE PEOPLE / GENESIS 6:9
  135. THE LORD WAS GRIEVED / GENESIS 6:6
  136. GOD TOOK HIM/ GENESIS 5:24
  137. ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD / GENESIS 5:22
  138. SETH … FATHER OF ENOSH / GENESIS 5:6
  139. CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD / GENESIS 4:26
  140. MARRIED TWO WOMEN / GENESIS 4:19
  141. CAIN … HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:17
  142. CAIN WENT OUT FROM THE LORD’S PRESENCE / GENESIS 4:16
  143. A MARK ON CAIN / GENESIS 4:15
  144. NOW YOU ARE UNDER A CURSE / GENENSIS 4:11
  145. YOUR BROTHER’S BLOOD CRIES OUT TO ME / GENESIS 4:10
  146. IT DESIRES TO HAVE YOU / GENESIS 4:7
  147. AN OFFERING TO THE LORD / GENESIS 4:3-5
  148. ADAM LAY WITH HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:1
  149. HE DROVE THE MAN OUT / GENESIS 3:24
  150. HE WILL CRUSH YOUR HEAD, AND YOU WILL STRIKE HIS HEEL / GENESIS 3:15
  151. THE SERPENT DECEIVED ME / GENESIS 3:13
  152. THEY HID / GENESIS 3:8
  153. THEY REALIZED THEY WERE NAKED / GENEIS 3:7
  154. LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER / GENESIS 2:24
  155. HELPER SUITABLE FOR HIM / GENESIS 2:18
  156. THE LORD GOD COMMANDED THE MAN / GENESIS 2:16
  157. PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN / GENESIS 2:15
  158. TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9
  159. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  160. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  161. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  162. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  163. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  164. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  165. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  166. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  167. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  168. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  169. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  170. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  171. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  172. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  173. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  174. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  175. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  176. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  177. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  178. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  179. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  180. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
  181. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Margarita & Stace

ONAN / GENESIS 38:9

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Genesis 38:9

And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

ONAN / GENESIS 38:9

Ancient laws of the Near East required a man to marry his brother’s widow if she had no children. The child that came from that union would then carry on the deceased (dead) brother’s family name (Genesis 38:8; Deuteronomy 25:5-10). Onan sinned by refusing to fulfill this responsibility. God took his life because he acted selfishly, fulfilling his own pleasure but not giving Tamar a son (Genesis 38:10).

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  1. TAMAR / GENESIS 38:6
  2. DAUGHTER OF A CANAANITE / GENESIS 28:2
  3. DOWN TO THE GRAVE / GENESIS 37:35
  4. TOOK HIM TO EGYPT / GENESIS 37:28
  5. REUBEN / GENESIS 37:21
  6. BOWED DOWN / GENESIS 37:7
  7. LISTEN TO THIS DREAM / GENEIS 37:6
  8. A DREAM / GENESIS 37:5
  9. RICHLY ORNAMENTED ROBE / GENESIS 37:3
  10. JOSEPH / GENESIS 37:2
  11. ESAU POSSESSIONS / GENESIS 36:6-7
  12. REUBEN / GENESIS 35:22
  13. NAMED HER SON BEN-ONI … FATHER NAMED HIM BENJAMIN / GENESIS 35:18
  14. GOD APPEARED TO HIM AGAIN / GENESIS 35:9-13
  15. GET RID OF THE FOREIGN GODS / GENESIS 35:2
  16. SIMEON AND LEVI ATTACKED THE UNSUSPECTING CITY / GENESIS 34:25
  17. CIRCUMCISING ALL YOUR MALES / GENESIS 34:15
  18. JACOB’S SONS WERE FILLED WITH GRIEF / GENESIS 34:7
  19. HE TOOK HER AND VIOLATED HER / GENESIS 34:2
  20. DINAH … THE WOMEN OF THE LAND / GENESIS 34:1
  21. ESAU KISSED HIM AND THEY WEPT / GENESIS 33:4
  22. HE BLESSED HIM THERE / GENESIS 32:29
  23. YOUR NAME … ISRAEL / GENESIS 32:28
  24. A MAN WRESTLED WITH HIM / GENESIS 32:24
  25. O GOD OF MY FATHER / GENESIS 32:9
  26. THE ANGELS OF GOD MET HIM / GENESIS 32:1
  27. RACHEL STOLE HER FATHER’S HOUSEHOLD GODS / GENESIS 31:19
  28. BORE YOUNG THAT WERE STREAKED OR SPECKLED OR SPOTTED / GENESIS 30:38-39
  29. GOD HAS REWARDED ME / GENESIS 30:18
  30. OR I’LL DIE! / GENESIS 30:1
  31. GIVE ME CHILDREN / GENESIS 30:1-24
  32. THE LORD SAW THAT LEAH WAS NOT LOVED / GENESIS 29:31
  33. LABAN GAVE HIM HIS DAUGHTER RACHEL TO BE HIS WIFE / GENESIS 29:28
  34. WHY HAVE YOU DECEIVED ME? / GENESIS 29:25
  35. LABAN / GENESISS 29:5
  36. BETHEL / GENESIS 28:18-19
  37. ABOVE IT STOOD THE LORD / GENESIS 28:13-15
  38. THE ANGELS OF GOD / GENESIS 28:12
  39. THE BLESSING GIVEN TO ABRAHAM / GENESIS 28:4
  40. ESAU WEPT ALOUD / GENESIS 27:38
  41. JACOB SAID TO HIS FATHER / GENESIS 27:19
  42. REBEKAH SAID TO HER SON JACOB / GENESIS 27:6-17
  43. I MAY GIVE YOU MY BLESSING / GENESIS 27:4
  44. WHEN ISAAC WAS OLD / GENESIS 27:1
  45. A SOURCE OF GRIEF TO ISAAC AND REBEKAH / GENESIS 26:34-35
  46. THE LORD BLESSED HIM / GENESIS 26:12
  47. BECAUSE ABRAHAM OBEYED / GENESIS 26:5
  48. I WILL BE WITH YOU / GENESIS 26:2-4
  49. BIRTHRIGHT / GENESIS 25:31
  50. ISAAC WAS SIXTY YEARS OLD / GENESIS 25:26
  51. TWO NATIONS – OLDER WILL SEVE THE YOUNGER / GENESIS 25:23
  52. ISAAC PRAYED TO THE LORD / GENESIS 25:21
  53. THEN ABRAHAM … WAS GATHERED TO HIS PEOPLE / GENESIS 25:8
  54. GIFTS / GENESIS 25:6
  55. ABRAHAM LEFT EVERYTHING HE OWNED TO ISAAC / GENESIS 25:5
  56. WILL SEND HIS ANGEL WITH YOU AND MAKE YOUR JOURNEY A SUCCESS / GENESIS 24:40
  57. THE LORD HAD LED ME / GENESIS 24:26-27
  58. I’LL WATER YOUR CAMELS TOO / GENESIS 24:13-14
  59. HE PRAYED O LORD / GENESIS 24:12
  60. NOT GET A WIFE / GENESIS 24:3
  61. THE FIELD … AS A BURIAL SITE / GENESIS 23:20
  62. BECAUSE YOU HAVE OBEYED ME / GENESIS 22:15-18
  63. YAHWEH-YIREH / GENESIS 22:14
  64. NOW I KNOW THAT YOU FEAR GOD / GENESIS 22:11-13
  65. HE REACHED OUT HIS HAND / GENESIS 22:10
  66. BOUND HIS SON ISAAC / GENESIS 22:9
  67. GOD HIMSELF WILL PROVIDE / GENESIS 22:8
  68. I AND THE BOY … WILL COME BACK / GENESIS 22:5
  69. TAKE YOUR SON / GENESIS 22:2
  70. GOD TESTED ABRAHAM / GENESIS 22:1
  71. GOD HAS HEARD / GENESIS 21:17
  72. HIS SON ISAAC WAS BORN / GENESIS 21:5
  73. SAID OF HIS WIFE SARAH SHE IS MY SISTER / GENESIS 20:1-2
  74. THEY GOT THEIR FATHER TO DRINK WINE / GENESIS 19:13
  75. SMOKE FROM A FURNACE / GENESIS 19:28
  76. LOT’S WIFE LOOKED BACK, AND SHE BECAME A PILLAR OF SALET / GENESIS 19:26
  77. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS / GENESIS 19:8
  78. HAVE SEX WITH THEM / GENESIS 19:5
  79. LOT WAS SITTING IN THE GATEWAY / GENESIS 19:1-2
  80. ABRAHAM REMAINED STANDING BEFORE THE LORD / GENESIS 18:22
  81. THEIR SIN IS SO GRIEVOUS / GENESIS 18:20-21
  82. HE WILL DIRECT HIS CHILDREN … KEEP THE WAY OF THE LORD / GENESIS 18:19
  83. IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD? / GENESIS 18:13-14
  84. THREE MEN / GENESIS 18:2
  85. LAUGHED / GENESIS 17:17
  86. SARAH /GENESIS 17:15
  87. CIRCUMCISION / GENESIS 17:11
  88. EVERLASTING POSSESSION / GENESIS 17:8
  89. TO BE YOUR GOD / GENESIS 17:6-7
  90. ABRAM … ABRAHAM / GENESIS 17:5
  91. MY COVENANT / GENESIS 17:2
  92. NINETY-NINE YEARS OLD / GENESIS 17:1
  93. AGAINST EVERYONE / GENESIS 16:12
  94. ISHMAEL / GENESIS 16:11
  95. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD / GENESIS 16:7
  96. THE LORD HAS KEPT ME FROM HAVING CHILDREN / GENESIS 16:2
  97. THE LORD MADE A COVENANT WITH ABRAM / GENESIS 15:17-21
  98. A COUNTRY NOT THEIR OWN / GENESIS 15:13
  99. HE BELIEVED … HE CREDITED IT TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS /GENESIS 15:6
  100. YOUR SHIELD, YOUR VERY GREAT REWARD / GENESIS 15:1
  101. I WILL ACCEPT NOTHING BELONGING TO YOU /GENESIS 14:22-23
  102. GAVE HIM A TENTH OF EVERYTHING / GENESIS 14:20
  103. MELCHIZEDEK KING OF SALEM / GENESIS 14:18
  104. CALLED OUT THE 318 TRAINED MEN / GENESIS 14:14
  105. PITCHED HIS TENTS NEAR SODOM / GENESIS 13:12
  106. LOT LOOKED UP AND SAW / GENESIS 13:10
  107. SAY YOU ARE MY SISTER / GENESIS 12:13
  108. A FAMINE IN THE LAND / GENESIS 12:10
  109. THE LORD APPEARED TO ABRAM / GENESIS 12:7
  110. ABRAM LEFT, AS THE LORD HAD TOLD HIM / GENESIS 12:4
  111. ALL PEOPLES ON EARTH WILL BE BLESSED THROUGH YOU / GENESIS 12:3
  112. LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY / GENESIS 12:1
  113. HIS SON ABRAM / GENESIS 11:31
  114. UR OF THE CHALDEANS / GENESIS 11:28
  115. LET US BUILD … THAT WE MAY MAKE A NAME / GENESIS 11:4
  116. A PLAIN IN SHINAR / GENESIS 11:1-2
  117. BORN TO SHEM / GENESIS 10:21-31
  118. THE SONS OF HAM / GENESIS 10:6-20
  119. THE SONS OF JEPHETH / GENESIS 10:2-5
  120. THE ACCOUNT OF SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH / GENESIS 10:1
  121. CURSED BE CANAAN / GENESIS 9:25
  122. HAM / GENESIS 9:22
  123. DRANK SOME OF ITS WINE, HE BECAME DRUNK / GENESIS 9:21
  124. MY RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS / GENESIS 9:13
  125. I NOW ESTABLISH MY COVENANT / GENESIS 9:9-17
  126. WHOEVER SHEDS THE BLOOD OF MAN, BY MAN SHALL HIS BLOOD BE SHED / GENESIS 9:6
  127. BUT GOD REMEMBERED NOAH / GENESIS 8:1
  128. EVERY LIVING THING … WAS WIPED OUT … ONLY NOAH WAS LEFT / GENESIS 7:23
  129. THE GREAT DEEP BURST FORTH / GENESIS 7:11-12
  130. THE FLOODWATERS CAME ON THE EARTH / GENESIS 7:6
  131. I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH YOU / GENESIS 6:18
  132. AN ARK / GENESIS 6:14
  133. NOAH WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN, BLAMELESS AMONG THE PEOPLE / GENESIS 6:9
  134. THE LORD WAS GRIEVED / GENESIS 6:6
  135. GOD TOOK HIM/ GENESIS 5:24
  136. ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD / GENESIS 5:22
  137. SETH … FATHER OF ENOSH / GENESIS 5:6
  138. CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD / GENESIS 4:26
  139. MARRIED TWO WOMEN / GENESIS 4:19
  140. CAIN … HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:17
  141. CAIN WENT OUT FROM THE LORD’S PRESENCE / GENESIS 4:16
  142. A MARK ON CAIN / GENESIS 4:15
  143. NOW YOU ARE UNDER A CURSE / GENENSIS 4:11
  144. YOUR BROTHER’S BLOOD CRIES OUT TO ME / GENESIS 4:10
  145. IT DESIRES TO HAVE YOU / GENESIS 4:7
  146. AN OFFERING TO THE LORD / GENESIS 4:3-5
  147. ADAM LAY WITH HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:1
  148. HE DROVE THE MAN OUT / GENESIS 3:24
  149. HE WILL CRUSH YOUR HEAD, AND YOU WILL STRIKE HIS HEEL / GENESIS 3:15
  150. THE SERPENT DECEIVED ME / GENESIS 3:13
  151. THEY HID / GENESIS 3:8
  152. THEY REALIZED THEY WERE NAKED / GENEIS 3:7
  153. LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER / GENESIS 2:24
  154. HELPER SUITABLE FOR HIM / GENESIS 2:18
  155. THE LORD GOD COMMANDED THE MAN / GENESIS 2:16
  156. PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN / GENESIS 2:15
  157. TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9
  158. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  159. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  160. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  161. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  162. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  163. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  164. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  165. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  166. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  167. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  168. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  169. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  170. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  171. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  172. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  173. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  174. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  175. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  176. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  177. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  178. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  179. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
  180. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Margarita & Stace