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Matthew 6:9 - Our Father Which Art In Heaven,

Matthew 6:9 - Our Father Which Art In Heaven, 

   Jesus, in the opening words of the Lord's Prayer, taught us 
to focus first on God before presenting to Him our requests and 
petitions. Why did Jesus bid us pray, "Our Father in heaven"? What is so 
important about the fact that God lives in heaven?  
   Someone has suggested that heaven is "God's postal address" 
and, therefore, the place to which all prayers and petitions ought to 
be directed. I believe, however, that Jesus, in using the words "in 
heaven" sought to focus our minds not so much on God's location, but 
rather His elevation.  
   We are so used to living, as we say, "in a man's world" 
surrounded by limitations, that we are apt to forget that God exists in a 
realm where there are no shortages or restraints. Here on earth, we 
stagger from one crisis to another, face endless problems - such as 
economic recessions, strikes, political unrest - but in heaven, where God 
lives, such situations are non-existent. There are no shortages in the 
factories of His grace, no disputes on His assembly lines and no faults in 
His communication system. Ring "Calvary" at any hour of the day or 
night, and you will be put into direct contact with the King of kings! 
 
   Can you now see what Jesus means when He bids us focus on God 
who is in heaven? He is telling us to elevate our spiritual vision 
until it breaks free of earth's gravitational pull and to remind 
ourselves constantly of the fact that, in our Father's presence, our 
greatest problems turn into possibilities.  
   O Father, this phrase "in heaven" is like a rocket that 
launches me beyond earth's limitations into a realm where everything is 
blessedness and light. Help me never lose sight of this fact - today and 
every day. Amen. [Every Day With Jesus Bible with Selwyn Hughes 
devotional re Psa. 25:20] 

What a blessing and comfort to know that God is sovereign and 
supreme over all and that the conditions here on earth that are so 
handicapped and restricted by sin will one day come to an end. Thank You 
dear Jesus, Amen. 

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