Wednesday, May 17, 2006
how to pray
Hebrews 7 11 Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law. 13 For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar.[1]
No Perfection of mature Christians do not grow under the bound of the Law they always grow under the system of the grace of God by the blood of Jesus Christ. Perfection in the book of Heberews is talking about the complete salvation the Jesus paid for on the cross. In the old system all the things pointed to the work of Jesus and the cross. If that can savr you then the cross of Jesus is not the only way. Friends you know I am not going to let you hang on to a law to save you. Jesus blood alone saved you from hell.
Hebrews 7 14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. 15 And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest 16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17 For He testifies:
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness, 19 for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.[2]
Macarthur said to look at the last phase in this passage and that is the Law could not bring us close to Jesus yet the hope is being in Jesus draws us close to Jesus. So I want to think a bit on what are we to do to draw closer to Jesus? Erin a friend of mine told the President that but I wonder if we all are doing this. In the passage we see we can do this because the payment in made and in Jesus we have been granted to the room of the Holy God of the bible. I think it begin with being in the Lord Jesus and being right with the Lord. Confess sin and forsake it and get rid of all idols in life. Making Jesus alone the reason and purpose of your life is a good start to this mission. We need to bring our lifes to the throne room and present them to Jesus. Then we need to be depending on Jesus and his grace for our all. All of life is to be given to Jesus and none of our life ought to be ours. Is this hard? It is very hard and it takes a love and faith in Jesus and God to do it. But it is possible. We need the grace of Jesus and we need to get to know Jesus and fall in total love with Jesus and you do that by reading the bible. I sent how I do it so make a plan and get into the word and talk to Jesus I like the ACTS way in praying. Adore the Lord Jesus and see what and who he is to you. It might take reading a Psalm and praying it to start your prayer time. Then we need to THANK Jesus for all his blessing and many many of them are in your life. Even the truth you got breath is the work of Jesus and every thing you have is a blessing. I bet if we all wrote 50 blessings it would only begin to do all the Lords work in our life. I want you to try that for a week write out your blessings then thank the Lord for all of them. I am out of order but I hope you also know we need to CONFESS our sins before Jesus. Jim my friend that got me growing told me that this is a important thing. Just name your sins and ask Jesus to clean you up. Do it all though the day because when you do you are going to never face the sin again and it is forgiven. After the last 3 then ask Jesus for the things you need. So not ask amiss but ask for things like missionaries and you pastor and all the folks that are over you in authority. Mom, dad, Pastor, the gov, your senators and congress people, your teacher and policeman and if you play a sport pray for the refs. Then ask for your needs and be asking for all you need. So I guess I wrote a how to pray and a how to read the bible.
[1]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
[2]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
No Perfection of mature Christians do not grow under the bound of the Law they always grow under the system of the grace of God by the blood of Jesus Christ. Perfection in the book of Heberews is talking about the complete salvation the Jesus paid for on the cross. In the old system all the things pointed to the work of Jesus and the cross. If that can savr you then the cross of Jesus is not the only way. Friends you know I am not going to let you hang on to a law to save you. Jesus blood alone saved you from hell.
Hebrews 7 14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. 15 And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest 16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17 For He testifies:
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness, 19 for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.[2]
Macarthur said to look at the last phase in this passage and that is the Law could not bring us close to Jesus yet the hope is being in Jesus draws us close to Jesus. So I want to think a bit on what are we to do to draw closer to Jesus? Erin a friend of mine told the President that but I wonder if we all are doing this. In the passage we see we can do this because the payment in made and in Jesus we have been granted to the room of the Holy God of the bible. I think it begin with being in the Lord Jesus and being right with the Lord. Confess sin and forsake it and get rid of all idols in life. Making Jesus alone the reason and purpose of your life is a good start to this mission. We need to bring our lifes to the throne room and present them to Jesus. Then we need to be depending on Jesus and his grace for our all. All of life is to be given to Jesus and none of our life ought to be ours. Is this hard? It is very hard and it takes a love and faith in Jesus and God to do it. But it is possible. We need the grace of Jesus and we need to get to know Jesus and fall in total love with Jesus and you do that by reading the bible. I sent how I do it so make a plan and get into the word and talk to Jesus I like the ACTS way in praying. Adore the Lord Jesus and see what and who he is to you. It might take reading a Psalm and praying it to start your prayer time. Then we need to THANK Jesus for all his blessing and many many of them are in your life. Even the truth you got breath is the work of Jesus and every thing you have is a blessing. I bet if we all wrote 50 blessings it would only begin to do all the Lords work in our life. I want you to try that for a week write out your blessings then thank the Lord for all of them. I am out of order but I hope you also know we need to CONFESS our sins before Jesus. Jim my friend that got me growing told me that this is a important thing. Just name your sins and ask Jesus to clean you up. Do it all though the day because when you do you are going to never face the sin again and it is forgiven. After the last 3 then ask Jesus for the things you need. So not ask amiss but ask for things like missionaries and you pastor and all the folks that are over you in authority. Mom, dad, Pastor, the gov, your senators and congress people, your teacher and policeman and if you play a sport pray for the refs. Then ask for your needs and be asking for all you need. So I guess I wrote a how to pray and a how to read the bible.
[1]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
[2]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
