…When you pray,
go away by yourself,
shut the door behind you,
and pray to your Father in private.
Then your Father,
who sees everything,
will reward you.
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Blessings of Trust
Blessings of Giving Privately
…Don’t do your good deeds publicly,
to be admired by others,
for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
…when you give to someone in need,
don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
Give your gifts in private,
and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
(Eastern Gate viewed from Church of All Nations
on Mt. of Olives, Jerusalem)
Blessings of Good Sense
A house is built by wisdom
and becomes strong through good sense.
Through knowledge its rooms are filled
with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
The wise are mightier than the strong,
and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
Blessings of Obedience
…love your enemies!
Pray for those who persecute you!
In that way, you will be acting as true children
of your Father in heaven.
For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good,
and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
Blessings of Kindness
Blessings of Choosing Reconciliation
So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple
and you suddenly remember
that someone has something against you,
leave your sacrifice there at the altar.
Go and be reconciled to that person.
Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.
Blessings Of Willingly Following In His Steps
We can make our plans,
but the LORD determines our steps.
Blessings of willingly walking in His steps
Blessings of Studying the Old Testament
Don’t misunderstand why I have come.
I did not come to abolish the law of Moses
or the writings of the prophets.
No, I came to accomplish their purpose.
I tell you the truth,
until heaven and earth disappear,
not even the smallest detail of God’s law
will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
Blessings of studying the Old Testament
Blessings of Finding The Way
The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
