05/09 Matthew 6:19-21
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves. 21 Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be.
TREASURE
We love the Lord and seek to do His will. We are to treasure the things of Christ and follow Him. Do not be swayed by the things of this world. Focus your mind and heart and actions on the things of Jesus. Store your treasures in heaven with Jesus.
Author - Clay Corvin
05/08 Matthew 6:16-18
“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get. 17 But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face. 18 Then no one will suspect you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in secret. And your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
FATHER
We talk to the Father to build a relationship with Him, to care for those in need and to equip us to serve Him. We don’t talk to the Father to impress others therefore when we are fasting and praying we need to make sure that we do it to relate to the Father. The Lord knows our heart.
05/07 Matthew 6:14-15
“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
FORGIVE
We sometimes waste a lot of time hating others. Withholding forgiveness from those that do wrong or bad things to us is wrong. Jesus calls us to forgive. When we forgive we discover real forgiveness in our own life. Forgive others that sin against you.
05/06 Matthew 6:11-13
Give us our food for today, 12 and forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us. 13 And don’t let us yield to temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
TODAY
We live today. Now is when I need the Lord’s help. He works in our life in the present. What do you need? Ask the Lord. He will not overlook you. He will never be late. Jesus loves you.
05/05 Matthew 6:9-10
Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored. 10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven.
PRAY
God is our father. He loves and cares for you. We believe in Him and therefore honor Him. We prepare our self for the future by living for him on the earth. Jesus is Lord.
05/04 Matthew 6:7-8
“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered only by repeating their words again and again. 8 Don’t be like them, because your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
HEARS
The Lord hears us when we speak to Him. He is our Father and seeking our best good. When you pray be sure to pray with the realization that the Lord Jesus is there with you and hears what you are saying.
05/03 Matthew 6:5-6
“And now about prayer. When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father secretly. Then your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
PRAY
It’s important that we understand after all of our study, all of our work the bottom line is that we are to pray. Pray to the Lord Jesus. He wants to spend time with you and your prayer connects you to Him. Pray that is the most important thing. Spend time with Jesus talking with Him about the needs of those you are traveling through life with and your own needs. We need the Lord therefore spend time with Jesus and He will spend time with you.
05/02 Matthew 6:4
Give your gifts in secret, and your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
SECRET
Don’t give to be noticed. Don’t be noticed when you give. We give not to be notorious. We give as part of our call to servant hood. We are about the Lord’s work.
05/01 Matthew 6:1-3
“Take care! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, because then you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give a gift to someone in need, don’t shout about it as the hypocrites do — blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get. 3 But when you give to someone, don’t tell your left hand what your right hand is doing.
DNA
Our DNA should include giving. We give because it is needed in a world of inequality. People need help and we have what they need. Sometimes it is money. Sometimes it is our time to listen and value those we live with. Whatever type of giving it is we are called to be givers. Open your heart and give of yourself and your resources. Oh and one more thought-you can’t out-give God!
04/30 Psalm 81:15-16
Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him; their desolation would last forever. 16 But I would feed you with the best of foods. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.”
EVIL
The evil one is seeking whom to devour and you are on his menu. You cannot fight him alone. Only by the power of Jesus can you stand in the hour of temptation. Only in Jesus can you withstand his wiles. One day sooner than we think the evil one and all of his minions will stand before the Lord in judgment. Let’s make sure we are not in the with the minions of the evil one.