IF WE CAREFULLY REFLECT on THE LORD’S PRAYER, there are basically 4 things we ASK of THE LORD...FOOD...FORGIVENESS...FRIENDSHIP...FREEDOM...
FOOD---Notice we ask for OUR DAILY BREAD...taking one day at a time
FORGIVENESS---Conditioned on the premise that WE FORGIVE FIRST
FRIENDSHIP---GOD, A TRUE FRIEND ALWAYS points us in the right direction
FREEDOM---DELIVERED FROM EVIL, we are free to RETURN HIS FAVOR
THE CROSS, the SYMBOL HE LEFT US, reminds us first of our VERTICAL DUTY...TO BECOME RIGHT WITH GOD...and then, our HORIZONTAL DUTY...TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR(S)...WE CANNOT DO THESE ALONE...ONLY WITH HIS GRACE...That is why we say ‘AMAZING GRACE’...
SCRIPTURE REMINDS US THAT when He returns IN GLORY HIS CROSS SHALL LEAD THE VICTORY PARADE...!!!
WE NEED TO CARRY WITH US EACH DAY...THE CROSS...To remind us to LIVE OUR LIVES AS JESUS, OUR BROTHER AND SAVIOR, EXPECTS US...!!!
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND FILLED WITH THE LOVE OF GOD AND HIS GREAT MERCY...!!!
