Short articles of the, "Yes Jesus" Book on prayer. # 47

 

Jesus said, “This, then, is how you should pray:

“Our Father who art in Heaven”

 

Jesus said He was the Son of God. That affirmation cost Him his life.

 

To say that one is the Son of God is to make himself equal to God. It is a great blasphemy if that is not true. But if that affirmation is true, it’s the greatest blessing. To see God, incarnate in a person, is to see God. Therefore, not to believe in Jesus is the unforgivable sin. The sin against a fellow believer is not to recognize the life of God in him.

 

Our Lord says, “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you.” (Genesis 12:3) No matter what the price may be, a believer must be willing to pay it for repeating after Jesus that there is a God and He is: “Our Father in Heaven.”

 

That is our confession of sin. That is our degree. That is our credential. That is what we are. That is our definition and not merely our description. That is our testimony to a dying world.

 

We are to proclaim God as Our Father in Heaven, even at the cost of our lives. Jesus said He was the Son of God and they killed Him for that reason.

 

Jesus died so we can freely pray: “Our Father who art in Heaven.” # 47.

 

This is the teaching elder on duty in matters of Prayer.

 

Gerry Gutierrez.