A Method for Prayer01 Matthew Henry
cast the care upon you, our heavenly Father, who knows that we have need of all these things; who feeds the fowls of the air, though they sow not, neither do they reap, and will much more feed us, who are ofmore value than many sparrows. Matthew 6:31, 32, 26.
Nor do we pray for daily bread for ourselves only, but for others also. O satisfy your poor with bread: Let all that walk righteously and speak uprightly, dwell on high: Let the place of their defense be the munitions of rocks, let bread be given to them, and let their waters be sure. Psalm 132:15. Isaiah 33:15, 16.
6. AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS AND, Lord, as duly as we pray every day for our daily bread, we pray for the forgiveness of our sins: For we are all guilty before God, have all sinned, and have come short of the glory of God: In many things we all offend every day; who can tell how oft he offends? If you should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with you that you mayest be feared. God be merciful to us sinners! Romans 3:19, 23.James 3:2. Psalm 19:12. Psalm 130:3, 4.
We have wasted our Lord's goods, we have buried the talents we were entrusted with, nor have we rendered again according to the benefit done unto us, and thus we come to be in debt. The scripture has concluded us all under sin: We have done such things as are worthy of death, things for which the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience. Our debt is more than ten thousand talents, it is a great debt; and we have nothing to pay, so far are we from being able to say, Have patience with us, and we will pay you all. Justly therefore might our adversary deliver us to the judge, and the judge to the officer, to be cast into prison, the prison ofhell, till we should pay the last farthing. Luke 16:1. Matthew 25:18. 2
Chronicles 32:25. Galatians 3:22. Romans 1:32. Ephesians 5:6.
Matthew 18:24, 32, 25, 26. Matthew 5:25, 26.
But blessed be God there is a way found out of agreeing with our adversary; for if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, even Jesus Christ the Righteous, and he is the propitiation for our sins. For his sake we pray you blot out all our transgressions and enter not into judgment with us. He is our surety, who restored that which he took not away, that blessed day's-man which hath laid his hand upon us both; through him let us be reconciled unto God, and let the hand-writing which was against us, which was contrary to us, be blotted out, and taken out of the way, being nailed to the cross of Christ, that we may be quickened together with Christ, having all our trespasses forgiven us. Be merciful to our unrighteousness, and our sins and our iniquities do you remember no more. 1 John 2:1, 2. Psalm 51:1. Psalm 143:2. Hebrews 7:22.
Psalm 69:4. Job 9:33. 2 Corinthians 5:20.
And give us, we pray you, to receive the atonement, to know that our sins are forgiven us; speak peace to us and make us to hear joy and gladness. Let the blood of Christ your Son cleanse us from all sin and purge our consciences from dead works to serve the living