El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-29

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that they shall be heard for their much
speaking" There Is nothing here forbid
ding us to repeat the same petitions in
our prayers, but what Is forbidden is vain
repetition or thinking that there is and
benefit or merit in saying the same words
over and over. True prayer Is the utter
ance Of heart desires for the glory of God
in the name of Jesus Christ.
8. ''Be not We therefore like unto them,
for your Father knoweth what things ye
have need of, before ye ask Him." We
are not forbidden to ask because our Fa-
Their knows, but we are to ask as children
who have confidence in q Fathers love
and wisdom. Children who tease and tor
ment their parents do no credit either to
themselves or to their parents; parents
who permit it are not wise, and children
who do it do not honor their parents.
Confidence in God will meekly ask and be
sure that If it is best it shall be given.
8. after this manner therefore pray ye,
Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed
be Thy name" I have met many who
use no more this form of words and per-
haps they do no sin by this omission; as
for myself never expect to pray better or
with more understanding or more in &C
cord with the will of God than when use
these very words. I would not rob Israel,
nor put myself under any bondage, but II
Israel has a good thing which /, too, can
enjoy, surely our Father would like me to
enjoy 1t. How very near Jesus took Mary
and us to His heart when He said, "Go to
My brethren and say unto them, ascend
unto My Father, and your Father, and to
My God and your God" (John Xxx, ~.
10. "Thy kingdom come Thy will be
done in earth as it is in heaven" When,
after the thousand years, satan shall have
been sent to the lake Of fire, and all things
shall have been subdued unto Christ, then
He shall hand over the kingdom unto God
the Father that God may be all in all
Grew. Xxx, 10; I Cor. XIV, 2s), and this
prayer shall be answered.
II. "Give us this day our daily bread )"
Our Father knows our need in this matter
and will not withhold any good, yet it is
His pleasure that we ask Him for all that
is included in this phrase 'our daily
bread, " and inasmuch as we have already
learned that man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God (chapter iv, ~,
the phrase must include great deal.
10. "And forgive us our debts as we
forgive our debtors" Forgiveness of sins
in His name is what we are to preach ev-
erywhere duke xiv, AZ, and when we
receive Him we are assured that our sins
are forgiven for His names sake and shall
no more be remembered q John ii, 10;
lisa. Kill, 25), but while we are in these
g1veness; hence the comfort of the assur-
ance that "if we confess our sins He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteous-
ness" 1t is the sense of the vast forgive
ness which we enjoy from Him that enables
us to be kind one to another tender heart
ed, forgiving one another even as God for
Christ's sake has forgiven us (Eph. iv, 82).
h. And lead us not into temptation
bit deliver from evil for Thine 10 fho
kingdom, and the power and the glory
forever. Amen" God never tempts any
one to do wrong (Jas. i, 13), but He does
try men for their present and eternal good
and for His great glory, and it is blessed to
be tried and receive grace to endure (Jas
1, 12). He will never try us above what
we are able q Cor. K, 18). AS to the evil
one, He will deliver us from every evil
work and preserve us unto His heavenly
kindgom Oh Tim. iv, 1877. The kingdom
is His, the power is His and the glory.
Salvation and service from beginning to
end are all His, and Of Him, and it be-
comes us ever to say, "Thine, o Lord, is
the greatness and the power and the glory
and the victory and the majesty, for all
that Is in the heaven and in the earth is
Thine; Thine is the kingdom, o Lord, and
Thou art exalted as head above all.
IA. For If We forgive men their tres
passes your Heavenly Father will also for
give you" Fellowship with God depends
upon our being one Nth Him in all
things. We may walk with Him, and He
will dwell in us and walk in us Oh Cor.
vi, 16), but we must be willing to humble
ourselves and agree with Him in every
thing CM.c. vi, g.; margin; Amos iii, 81.
10. But if We forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses.' When Peter asked how
often he should forgive his brother and
suggested seven times as possible ex-
IRENE, our Lord answered, until seventy
times seven.'' He then told Of one who
was forgiven 10, 900 talents, but would not
forgive his fellow an hundred pence; hence
he was severely punished. Our Lord add
ed, I" So likewise shall my Heavenly Father
do also unto you If ye from your hearts
forgive not every one his brother their
srespasses (Math. xviii, 81 -35). Again it is,
as always, "Not /, but Christ, "Not I,
but the grace Of God" Nothing for self,
not even anything in the way of justice as
primary thing and never revenge, but
always the glory Of God that He may be
magnifled.