SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION

Matthew 6:9-13 KJV
After this manner therefore pray ye:

OUR PRAYER!

As given by Yeshua and should be pondered upon as our days are dark and becoming darker.

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. [10] Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. [11] Give us this day our daily bread. [12] And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

COMMENTARY!

Matthew was in his calling, as the rest of those whom Christ called. As Satan comes with his temptations to the idle, so Christ comes with his calls to those who are employed. We are all naturally averse from thee, O God; do thou bid us to follow thee; draw us by thy powerful word, and we shall run after thee. Speak by the word of the Spirit to our hearts, the world cannot hold us down, Satan cannot stop our way, we shall arise and follow thee. A saving change is wrought in the soul, by Christ as the author, and his word as the means. Neither Matthew’s place, nor his gains by it, could detain him, when Christ called him. He left it, and though we find the disciples, who were fishers, occasionally fishing again afterwards, we never more find Matthew at his sinful gain.

Some time after his call, Matthew sought to bring his old associates to hear Christ. He knew by experiencing what the grace of Christ could do and would not despair concerning them. Those who are effectually brought to Christ can not but desire that others also may be brought to him. Those who suppose their souls to be without disease will not welcome the spiritual physician. This was the case with the Pharisees; they despised Christ because they thought themselves whole; but the poor publicans and sinners felt that they wanted instruction and amendment. It is easy and too common to put the worst constructions upon the best words and actions. It may justly be suspected that those have not the grace of God themselves, who are not pleased with others’ obtaining it. Christ’s conversing with sinners is here called mercy; for promoting the conversion of souls is the greatest act of mercy. The gospel call is a call to repentance; a call to us to change our minds, and to change our ways. If the children of men had not been sinners, there had been no need for Christ to come among them. Let us examine whether we have found out our sickness and have learned to follow the directions of our great physician.

Robert a humble obedient servant to Yeshua and his Father in heaven Yahewa. And all of God’s children say Amen and Amen.