February 9, 2010 The Journey 47

"Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be They name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen."

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters, it is a beautiful morning, with that red sky, as day breaks here at the Southern Location of the North Pole. God is so good, I spent yesterday shoveling out some of the "goat yard" and the "dog yard" so that our critters have some room to go and play. Then I shoveled out the big hauler and our trailer that we use for going singing and I say God is good for after all of this, I can still walk... Praise God. This morning we are at the Bridges for a sing-a-long and then I guess back to plowing snow. Another 18 inches is expected here overnight tonight and into tomorrow. Just think of all the water we will have in the water systems this summer. A good spring runoff will be in store. Thank You, Jesus. Today we pray for our schools and also for the family of Donna including her mother and her brothers and sisters. A few years back I had the privilege of meeting most of the members of this family as I purchased their late father's last bus. He was in the charter business in the Allentown area operating under the name of "Hello Hello Tours". Now his old bus is our North Pole Fleet as Santa's back up bus... What a great family.

The Journey 47: Matthew 6:9 - "Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be They 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, forever. Amen." (KJV)

As you know, brothers and sisters, we are side tripping on the journey this week and taking a good look at the Prayer our Lord Jesus taught us to pray. But I have found that many people have not prayed the prayer but just said the prayer week after week in church and really did not think about what all the prayer includes. Yesterday we looked at those first two words. "Our Father". Today we move on with some more of the prayer. I am excited, so let's get moving...

"Who Art in Heaven" - As we look at this we can say that this is the home of God The Father and of course our Lord Jesus Christ, but they also have other homes... Let's look at this... First let's talk about Heaven just a bit. Is this not the place where we really want to live someday? I know that the place will be wonderful for all the sneak previews we find in the Bible, still we have all the lovely things here on earth and all of us want to get every day we can here on earth. So let me just pause right now and pray this little prayer with all of you...

Dear Father in Heaven, thanks for another day here on earth and thanks for the promise of Heaven if we follow in the paths of Jesus and live with Him in our hearts. Praise You, Jesus... Thank You, Father. Now if you would please as I write this morning give us a vision of Heaven, plant it in our minds and let us see it in our eyes this day. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.

John 14:2 - "In my Father's house there are many mansions: If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." (KJV)

Notice a few things please. First Jesus tells us that it is His Father's house, meaning all of Heaven, and there are many mansions there meaning if we get to Heaven one will be waiting for us. I can picture it, big family mansions with all of your family there together. Brothers and sisters, that is why it is so important to get our children in line with Jesus and have them bring Him in their hearts. Let's also look at this and see how Jesus is telling us He is our servant! What, Jesus is our servant? Yes, of course, now we don't think about it but He has been serving us all His life, should we not also be serving Him? He died for us, but long before that He was showing us how to live and now as we look at this prayer and some supporting scriptures, we see that Jesus tells us.

John 14:3 - "And if I go and prepare a place for you." (KJV) You see Jesus is going ahead of us to Heaven and He is getting our mansion ready for us. And then He tells us in that same verse. "I will come again and receive you unto myself." And then perhaps the very best part about Heaven is found right here in this same scripture where Jesus tells us this. "That where I am, there ye may be also." Brothers and sisters, Jesus wants us to come home and live with Him... Gosh, Dolores and I have six children, and we love all of them and love it when they stop by and when they call home. But do I want them all to move back in with us? Not here, my friends, but I DO want them to be with Jesus and Dolores and me someday in this mansion in Heaven.

Think of it, "Our Father, Who Art in Heaven" wants all of His children, not just Jesus, but all of us, to come home to Him and reside in Heaven with Him. Parents, is it not what we all want deep down? I often have said this, well this day dream, that I could have a big farm and then build six homes of different sizes on the farm so that all the kids could live on this property. But why should I need to "day dream" about it, for our Father in Heaven has already taken care of it for me.

I also just want to touch on one other thing today. We see so many ads on TV and hear them on the radio right now and even see them in the paper... Buy Gold, invest in Gold, this is valuable stuff that is going up and up in price... Let me tell you right now that our Bible tells us that our streets will be paved in Gold in Heaven, which tells me, that if we invest in our Lord Jesus, IF WE INVEST IN OUR LORD JESUS, we will have all that gold right on the street in front of our Heavenly home someday. We do not need to save it up here, we cannot take it along, but folks it will be waiting for us... As will our pets... Yes, folks, if God thinks this highly of us that He will have a Mansion for us and have the streets in gold, then I think He thinks enough of us to have our pets there for us. How many of us who really love our animals, would trade them for gold? Not me my friends, there is not enough money in the world to purchase Martin Martin from us or any of our other dogs. Tomorrow we will go forth with the Lord's Prayer... Now let's pray.

Dear Father in Heaven, Thanks for getting Heaven ready for us and thanks for the promise that Jesus is coming back to get us. So, Lord, on this fine day here on earth, I want to thank You for it and pray I can give it back to You by living the way it pleases You. Lord, please, please bless our schools and watch over them, and Lord, bless please all those bus drivers who are on the road on these winter days. Keep our children safe. And Lord, for Donna and her family, please bless them. And for those with cancer, please heal them, and those needing jobs, please open doors for them. Thanks again, Lord, for this wonderful prayer... In Jesus' name... Amen.

Now go forth, sharing your blessings and getting yourself ready for Heaven, for we do not know the day or the hour when our Lord may return. Love ya, Pastor Dan.

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