#97 “Great Intercessors of the Bible”

Jesus Christ – Anointed Savior) Pt4

“Give us this day the bread we need,

Forgive us what we owe to you,

as we have also forgiven those

who owe anything to us."

(Matthew 6:11-12)

New King James Version (NKJV)

Many may not be aware that’s there are two account of the “Lord’s Prayer” or “Model Prayer” as some like to call it. The first account was during Jesus’, “Sermon on the Mount” teaching found in Matthew 6; 9-13. The second account, come from the perspective of Luke the physician in Luke 11:2-4; nevertheless they are still regarded as the same prayer even though the events leading up to them are totally different. Interesting enough the second account of the “Lord’s Prayer”, was given approximately 2 ½ years after the one following the “Sermon on the Mount”. “Another time Jesus was praying, and when He finished, one of His disciples approached Him. Master, would You teach us Your way of prayer? John taught his disciples his way of prayer, and we’re hoping You’ll do the same.” (Luke 11:1-2)

Let us pick up where we left off in our last lesson…

Give us this day our daily bread — whenever I read this verse of the prayer, it always reminds me of when the children of Israel were in the wilderness; how they complained of not having enough to eat. they had nothing to make bread with, so the Lord sent manna for heaven, which appeared each morning like the dew on the ground. However it wasn’t long before even this did not satisfy them, “The Israelites had a strong craving for different food, and the Israelites started complaining again. Who will give us meat to eat? Remember in Egypt when we could eat whatever amount of fish we wanted, or even the abundant cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. But this, this can hardly be called food at all! Our appetites have dried up. All we ever have to look at is manna, manna, manna.” (Numbers 11:1-6)

The people’s ingratitude not only frustrated Moses but it angered The Lord God, He was furious about their ungratefulness, lack of faith in His ability to provide for them. So when we pray, “Give us this day our daily bread…” we should be grateful for whatever the Lord provides. Let us not become like the children of Israel and complain to the Lord about what we have. Also know that the Lord is not just providing us with natural bread but He also provides us with “Manna from Heaven” as we read His word daily. “It is written, “Man does not live by bread alone. Rather, he lives on every word that comes from the mouth of the.” (Matthew 4:4) because we are comprised of a ‘spirit, soul and body’ when we think in teams of eating we must understand that our bodies need the proper nutrients in order to function properly, which in turn feeds our soul (intellect), but if we neglect feeding our spirit it too will not function properly. This daily spiritual provision is not just for us alone, for when we pray give us this day our daily bread, we are in fact asking the Lord God to provide sustenance for the whole earth, as we are feed we in turn feed others with what we have eaten from the word of God.

[] And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors — “If we say we that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:8-9) Although God is loving and forgiving He cannot forgive of sins we will not own up to and confess, it then He can forgive us of our sin(s) and cleans us from all unrighteousness. One would ask, ‘does this mean that I have to name each and every one of my sins in order to be forgiven by God?’ There’s an interesting thing about true confession:

1. - You must be truly broken in spirit in order for true confession occurs. — “ The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.”(Psalms 34:18)
2. - You must be willing to confess your sin(s) and return to them no more. — But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”
3. - You must believe tha God has truly forgiven you of your sins and forgive yourself — The book of Acts tell us, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord” (Acts 3:19) Father God will not only forgive you of the sins you confess but once true repentance has accrued, your brokenness becomes the key to unlocking the chains to all your sins. God doesn’t only forgive you of that sin you’re confessing or repenting of; He forgives you completely and cleanses you from all your unrighteousness.

Now just as He has forgiven you He expects you to forgive others just as He has forgiven you of your offenses. Too often we take the forgiveness of God for granted and when it comes time to forgive others we are cold and harsh towards them. This attitude comes from not remembering that all unrighteousness is sin in the eyes of God; therefore, nothing that anyone can do to you is worse than the sins you’ve committed and asked God to forgive you for. There are no big sins and little sin in God’s eyes… sin is sin! “If you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” (Mark 11:25)

When someone hurts you or offends you, learn to forgive them quickly, blow it off…let it go, at that very moment that you feel it trying to plant a root of bitterness in your heart against that person. “LET IT GO!!!” it’s not worth letting that root grow inside of your heart. It is often much harder to up root that bitterness than it is for it to be planted so don’t let it take root. According to Matthew 18:7 “Judgment to the world for giving these God-believing children a hard time! Hard times are inevitable, but you don’t have to make it worse—therefore it will be doomsday to you if you do…” you must decide now what you’re going to do with offenses after they’ve arrive. It’s Your Call!

My Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your daily provisions spiritual and natural. Forgive us when we have not shown our gratefulness for all that your have provided. We will give You thanks daily for all You give us spiritually, naturally and financially. Thank You for reminding us daily to forgive those who have offended or hurt us in some way. We will not carry offences in our hearts allowing them to become roots of bitterness. We will release them quickly and give you praise for being free for offense. Thank You Father for Your forgiving us and cleansing us form all unrighteousness. We give You praise and glory in Jesus’ precious name we pray, Amen!!!

Have A Bless Day…Go in God’s Peace!

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