The Christian’s Great Interest
Once one of our Lord's
disciples said unto him, "Lord, teach us to pray." In answer to that
request, our Savior gave us an example of prayer which instructs us in those
things which ought to be of greatest concern in the life of every believer. In
Luke 1l:2, Christ identifies those things which should be uppermost in the
hearts and minds of God's elect at all times.
"OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN,
HALLOWED BE THY NAME." Brethren, it should be our soul's desire to seek
the honor of our God in all things, God's name stands for himself, and we who
know the glorious excellency and majesty of God should-seek to extol and
magnify the name of God. It is the preacher is pleasant duty to exalt the name
of God in his message, and it is the heart's desire of every true believer to
magnify his God in his attitude and conduct in all things. Beloved, let this be
the principle by which our lives are governed - that God's name may be
reverenced and honored in our lives.
"THY KINGDOM COME."
We do not live unto ourselves. We live
upon this earth for the glory of God and for the increase of his kingdom. We
should spend, out our lives for the conversion of sinners to Christ. Our Lord
was consumed with this zeal, even unto death. Surely we should love the souls
of men enough to carry to them the message of salvation by Christ. We know that
there is a kingdom of men which Christ purchased at Calvary. Let us seek to
bring those men to the Savior by the preaching of the gospel.
"THY
WILL BE DONE." We recognize that God's sovereign purpose will be
accomplished. Yet, it is possible for us to miss the will of God in a given
area. In order to know his will, we must seek his face, his wisdom, his
guidance, arid his strength, I do not want to miss the will of God. How
pleasant it is to walk with God--seeking his honor, seeking his kingdom,
seeking his will. Is this your great interest?
Don Fortner