Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.,
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ~ Matthew 6:11-13 ~
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Jesus taught us to pray, "Give us ... Forgive us ... Deliver us ..." (Matt. 6:11-13). A sanctification that does not give us a concern for others who are still in their sins and need, is a worthless counterfeit that is fit for only being thrown into the garbage bin.
We need to re-orient our way of thinking ('renew our mind' Rom. 12:2) so that we
put ourselves 'in the shoes of others' and try and understand what they are
going through. This is Christ-like thoughtfulness that prepares us to inherit
the coming kingdom. One who thinks only of his own and his family's need,
however 'holy' he may be, is only deceiving himself if he thinks that he is
ready for Christ's coming
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