Kingdom come / Daily Bread
Read Matthew 6:10-11 . So begin to pray by focusing on your Father who loves and cares for you (9). Then worship his holy name (Ps.29:2;...
Your holy Father
Read Matthew 6:9 . Jesus has made clear the way to approach prayer (6:5-8) but what should we pray about? We need to ask, “Lord, teach us...
Praying aright
Read Matthew 6:5-8 . This is the second of three examples which Jesus uses to show the wrong and right way of doing “acts of...
For a lasting reward
Read Matthew 6:1-4 . The opening words say literally, “Beware of doing your righteousness before men”, the same word used in 5:6,10,20....
Love your enemies
Read Matthew 5:43-48 . The command to “love your neighbour” had been corrupted by adding words not in the Bible text: “and hate your...
Overcome evil with good
Read Matthew 5:38-42 . The Law commanded restitution – “an eye for an eye” (Ex.21:24) – though even in the Law love for neighbour was...