the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Grace for Today
Luke 11:2
The believer’s great concern
Read 1 Corinthians 9:15-27
Once one of our Lord’s disciples said unto him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’ In answer to that request, our Savior gave us an example of prayer which instructs us in those things which ought to be of greatest concern in the life of every believer. In Luke 11:2, Christ identifies those things which should be uppermost in the hearts and minds of God’s elect at all times.
‘Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.’ Brethren, it should be our soul’s desire to seek the honor of our God in all things. God’s name stands for himself and we who know the glorious excellency and majesty of God should seek to extol and magnify the name of God. It is the preacher’s pleasant duty to exalt the name of God in his message, and it is the heart’s desire of every true believer to magnify his God in his attitude and conduct in all things. Beloved, let this be the principle by which our lives are governed that God’s name may be reverenced and honored in our lives.
‘Thy kingdom come.’ We do not live unto ourselves. We live upon this earth for the glory of God and for the increase of his kingdom. We should spend out our lives for the conversion of sinners to Christ. Our Lord was consumed with this zeal, even unto death. Surely we should love the souls of men enough to carry to them the message of salvation by Christ. We know that there is a kingdom of men which Christ purchased at Calvary. Let us seek to bring those men to the Savior by the preaching of the gospel.
‘Thy will be done.’ We recognize that God’s sovereign purpose will be accomplished, Yet, it is possible for us to miss the will of God in a given area. In order to know his will, we must seek his face, his wisdom, his guidance and his strength. I do not want to miss the will of God. How pleasant it is to walk with God seeking his honor, seeking his kingdom, seeking his will. Is this your great concern?
