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ION with heaven and 10 His life on earth
always pleasing the Father. Luke records
five instances Of His praying which do not
seem 10 be recorded by the other evangel-
lists (chaptcrs III 81 v, l6. vi. l2, l3: TX.
20. and here). II should be great COM
fort TO Us that. though we know not whas
we should pray for as we ought, the Spirits
Himself maketh intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered, and
He maketh intercessioD according to God
(Rom. viii go. 27)
Q. when ye pray say. Our Father
which art in heaven" This seems 10 have
been on another occasion than that re-
ferred 10 In Matb. vi 8, repetition and
| Endorsement of this beautiful summary
and sample OF all prayer. Only Christians
| can truly use 1t, for none but the redeemed
can truly say "Our Father" Compare
| John will A. with l, -. Inasmuch as
| tho carnal mind is enmity against God,
none but the redeemed can honor His
name, and only such will desire His king
| dom to come and His will to DO done on
| earth as In heaven.
3. "Give us day by day our daily bread"
| The whole teaching Of Scripture Is that
| we have 10 live but one day at time and
not to allow tomorrow's cares to intrude
l upon today. GAS tiny days thy strength"
| "That which they have need of, day by
| day without fail." "a daily rate for every
| day, all the days of his life." "Take
| therefore no thought for the morrow, for
| the morrow shall take thought for tho
| things of itself (Deut. xxxiii, IS; Ezra
| vi, 8; II Kings XIV, 30; Math. vi, 84).
| 4. "And forgive us our sins" II We
| confess our sins, He Is faithful and just TO
forgive US our sins and to cleanse US from
| all unrighteousness Il John 1, %. 1t Is
understood, however, that confession in
cludes, on our part, the forgiveness from
tho heart Of all who have In jured us (Math.
vi. IA, Is; Mark II, 20). AS to temptation,
God cannot be tempted with evil, neither
tempteth He any man (Jas I, 10, i4),
and yet 1t Is written "God did tempt
Abraham" (Gen. xii, ~, but Heb. XII, IL.
says that Abraham, when he was triod.
offered up Isaac. God tries His people for
| their good (Deut. WILL TO- Cor Z l3).
| but never tempts them to do wrong
8. Which Of you shall have a friendS"
| Abraham Is the only man mentioned In
Scripture by name as the friend OF God III
| Chron. TX. z; Isa. XII, 3; James II, e3),
| but Jesus said To His disciples Hence
| forth call you not servants. but have
called you friends, that whatsoever ye
shall ask OF the Father In My name He
may give 1t you John Nv, l5 49, And
| this In connection with fruit to the glory
| OF God.
6. II have nothing TO soft bVfore him."
What a condition Of emptiness and help
lessness, but just such Is our condition
| apart from our Lord Jesus Christ no mat
ter how hard we may toll. His own words
are severed from me ye can do nothing"
John Nv, 81. When the disciples had
toiled all night and Jesus In the morning,
from the shore, said Have ye any meatY"
| they had to answer, No John xxi. 4, 81.
z My children are with me in bed.
cannot rise and give thee" Children come
closer than friends, and while IL is good to
be servant of God better to be friend,
it Is best Of all to be n child of God by
faith in Christ Jesus. A father will keep
nothing good from his children and as TO
all our need Jesus has said "your heaven
" Father knoweth that We have need of all
these things" (Math. vi, 92).
| 8 because Of his Importantly, he will
rise and give him as many as he neodeth."
There Is somewhat Of the same teaching In
chapter xviii, l-s. What do we know OF
the heart that says, II will not let thee 60
except thou bless me- (Gen. xxxii, 26).
Do VIC understand anything OF prayers and
supplications with strong crying and tears'
| (leb V, ~
| o. ASK, seek, knock" Ono has said,
ASK with the humility of boggar, seek
carefully as faithful servant, knock con-
1dently as friend" Some helpful words
on each of these will be found on TASK"
in John xiv, IL, IA; XIV, z; Mark Il, "a;
seek" Prov. II, 4; will, IL, X. "; Jer.
xxx. 10; knock. Col. H. 8; John W. 81;
Rev. Ill, CO. We are apt TO think OF nsk-
ing or seeking something for ourselves,
but Jesus never sought anything for Him
self John vi. 50: viii, SOY; always and
only for God.
10. "For every one that asketh receiv-
eth" Tho limitations arc given else
where ms, "That God may be glorifed,"
According to His will" "In the name
of Jesus" John xiv, 10, IA; i John v, l4).
Could we but live solely and wholly to
hallow His name. to hasten His kingdom,
without thought for ourselves, we would
then know the meaning and power OF the
words seek We first the kingdom OF God
and His righteousness, and all these things
shall be added unto you" When wo live
uprightly unto Him, We may ask what we
will for His glory and receive 1t, and DO
perfectly sure that He will see well to all
| that concerns US without our asking any
thing (Math. vi, S3; Ps. lxxxiv, ~.
IL, 10. "If n son shall ask bread Of any
of you that Is father" No parent would
ever give stone for bread or a serpent
for fish. or scorpion for an egg, or any
thing to harm his child instead Of somo-
thing good. II man will crafty his
friend at the cost OF his children's CON-
fort, how much more will he give what Is
good and ncedful to his children. The
thought running all through the lesson
seems to be that OF Our Father" and His
children. Others may have to ask and
seek and knock, but q child Is ut home IN
its fathers house and counts all that the
father has rs Its own Chapter XIV. BY.
49, IF We then, being evil, know how
to give good gifts unto your children, how
much moro shall your heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to them that ask
Him. This confirms what I said on the
last verse, that the whole topic Is one OF
our relationship TO God ms our Father by
faith In Christ Jesus and the privileges OF
that relationship which should insure to
us the most absolute rest of soul and free.
dom from all care Of self because "He
careth." The only way TO this freedom
from self care and whole heart for His
kingdom Is to he filed with His Spirit,
which by comparing this verse with Math.
vii, IL, you will see to DO the sum and
substance OF all good things II filled with
the Spirit (Eph. " 49, the life will be
right. thoughts words and actions all sub
ject to Him, self subdued, the whole being
for God, Christ niagnified In our bodies