… hallowed be your name,
Summary: The Lord’s Prayer continues with an instruction to hallow God’s name. Figuring out what that means is part of the challenge.
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… be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Summary: In this meditation we look back on where we have been; four little words that have the power to change the world.
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… and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Summary: Regardless of where heaven is, a more important question might be, “Is it possible to travel between heaven and earth?” According to the Bible, the answer appears to be yes.
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… you perceive my thoughts from afar.
Summary: As we continue to look more closely at where heaven is, we discover that wherever it is, God is not far.
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I know that this man was caught up into paradise …
Summary: There are places we cannot go on our own. Sometimes we have to be lifted up by others if we are going to get there. God sent the Lord Jesus so that we might all be lifted up to heaven.
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For now we see in a mirror dimly …
Summary: If we want to know what heaven is like, we have to learn to see with our spiritual eyes.
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I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven.
Summary: In today’s passage Paul makes an offhand comment about the “third heaven.” Pondering what he means opens the door of our understanding wider when we consider the meaning of “heaven.”
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… until heaven and earth disappear
Summary: Understanding the Lord’s Prayer begins with understanding the words Jesus used.
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Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
Summary: In this meditation, we transition into a discussion of heaven. Interestingly, Jesus’ construction of the first two words of the prayer prepares us for understanding what heaven is all about.
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Summary: Sometimes we can feel alone in a crowd, and at other times even when we are alone we feel the presence of others. The direction our heart is traveling determines how we feel.
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