What I inherited from my forefathers and their culture is a strong belief:
1. in
God our almighty Father
2. in the
Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour from sin
3. in the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit when you receive Jesus
4. in the
Bible as the Word of God and my Handbook
5. in fellowship
with other believers
This is also what I want my
children to inherit from me. I pray and trust that they will know, love and
obey the Triune God with all their heart and life and enjoy Him forever!
For my children and
grandchildren to accept this inheritance, it is necessary to commune with God
regularly
Communion with God is absolutely
necessary for a child of God because:
·
You talk to God as His child and He talks to you through His
Word.
·
His will becomes your wishes and your prayers become more and
more what His Will for your life is.
·
The Holy Spirit helps you to understand God’s Word and Will
and He is interceding when you pray.
·
Jesus made it possible for you as believer to enter the
Throne Room and have Communion with God.
·
Jesus is your High Priest who gave His life for you.
·
He is sitting at the right hand of God where He is
interceding and by His Grace making it possible that you as the King’s child
may talk to your Heavenly ABBA FATHER!
·
This relationship where you commune with God and tell Him
daily about your problems and fears and holding on to His promises, will help
you to live with peace in your heart!
That is a promise in Phil. 4:6-7
Bible reading:
Take the following steps when you read your Bible:
1. Opening prayer: ask God
to prepare your thoughts and fill you with the Holy Spirit so that His Word can
speak to you.
2. Read the portion
carefully.
3. Think about the truths
about God in that portion and what they mean to you personally.
4. Love and adore God in
your heart on the basis of that truth.
5. Submit yourself to Him.
Prayer: Our Father - method
The Our Father – prayer
teaches us a few basic principles about prayer:
1. “Hallowed be your Name”
– first principle is praise and thanksgiving-honouring Him for what He has done
2. “Your Kingdom come.”
Pray for the extension of the Kingdom of God.
3. “Your will be done” –
the principle of affirmation, agreeing with the will of God and submitting
ourselves to it.
4. “Give us this day our
daily bread” The principle of supplication or asking things from God. In
Matthew 7, Jesus teaches us to ask, to seek, and to knock, in our life of
prayer. God encourages us to ask Him concerning our personal needs and other
needs
5. “Forgive us our debts” -
forgiveness is the next principle (Corrie ten Boom said: God forgives us our
sin and cleanse us with the blood of the Lord Jesus and through our sins in the
depth of the sea. Then he puts a sign over it “No fishing”! God forgives and
forgets!)
6. “Deliver us from the
evil one” We constantly face temptation to sin. As we battle to overcome
temptation in our lives, prayer for renewal is a continuous need.
Rev. 12:11 “They overcame
him (the accuser) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony”…
7. “For Yours is the
kingdom and the power and the glory forever.”
With the closing prayer we
bring honour and glory to God and acknowledge Him as the Author and Finisher of
our life!
Amen – with this word we
confirm the adoration in our prayers and accept the promises of God to us.
“For
you have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the heritage of those who fear
your name.” Ps. 61:5
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