Matthew View of Heaven

 

Matthew

View of Heaven

When we ask “why”,

Our eyes are opened to see Him in the glory of Heaven

Our Father forces us to learn and learning comes from asking the right questions

Finding the right question takes a closer look at the situation

It takes thought and time

It is this process that helps us not only to remember, but develops our intelligence

Knowledge is having the right answer

Intelligence is asking the right questions

If you find your prayers are not answered

Maybe it is because your Father is trying to help you ask better questions

Your Father in Heaven wants you to know “WHY”

Maybe what the Father in Heaven knows about your need (even before you ask)

Is that you need to know “Why”

More than you need an answer for what you ask for

Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day.

Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime

 

 

Matthew

View of Heaven

 

Chapters 3-7…

 

 The Kingdom of Heaven is announced.

 

Jesus, after being led by the Spirit into the wilderness

where He is tempted by the Devil,

began to preach the Kingdom.

 

From that time on Jesus began to preach,

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 4:17

 

Matthew 6:9…

 

 "This, then, is how you should pray:

"'Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name

 

Asking is a big part of prayer.

 

Think about what you have learned

about your Father

and the place He lives, Heaven.

 

Imagine what you still don’t know.

 

Prayer opens our eyes to the Kingdom of Heaven.

 

And fresh discoveries of our Holy Father

and the environment He lives in.

 

Jesus said…

 Our Father in Heaven knows what

we need before we ask.

 

So, do we know what we need?

 

A father’s responsibility is not to spoon feed you.

 

A father’s responsibility is to help you understand

what you need and how to get it.

 

Our needs always require two things…

 

Knowing the real need

and how to attain it.

 

When we enter into prayer…

 

 We will give a report of what we see.

 

 Remember…

 

 Your Father already sees it and knows it.

 

When we enter into prayer…

 

 We can request things.

 

 Remember…

 

 Our Father already has what we need.

 

So, in light of Our Good Father knowing what we need…

 

Our report and requests are more

for our good than our Father’s.

 

Many times, when we don’t get an answer,

 it is because we are not asking the right question.

 

When you ask, you do not receive,

because you ask with wrong motives,

that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

James 4:3

 

Jesus says to pray…

 

"'Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name

 Matthew 6:9

 

Our Father is holy, set apart, pure meaning

every answer is perfect, uncontaminated.

  

In light of seeing Our Father’s perfection…

 

 Our “why” questions takes us

to a place of self-examining.

 

David realized this in Psalms 139:24…

 

See if there is any offensive way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting.

 

Why should we pray?

 

Because it helps us recognize

our Father is in Heaven.

 

And opens up our eyes to His environment.

 

This will cause us to ask…

 

Why can’t we have Heaven on earth?

 

When we ask “why”…

 

Our eyes are opened to see Him

in the glory of Heaven…

 

And we see our needs and provision differently.

 

For you and I…

 

Discovery for ourselves is the best way

to retain learning.

 

I could know how to fix my computer…

 

 But because I have a son and son-in-law

who are experts in computers,

I stay dumb and ask them to fix it.

 

 Our Father forces us to learn.

 

Learning comes from asking the right questions.

 

Finding the right question

takes a closer look at the situation.

 

It takes thought and time.

 

It is this process that helps us not only to

remember, but develops our intelligence.

 

Knowledge is having the right answer.

 

Intelligence is asking the right questions.

 

If you find your prayers are not answered…

 

 Maybe it is because your Father is trying

to help you ask better questions.

 

Your Father in Heaven wants you to know “WHY”.

 

Maybe what the Father in Heaven knows

about your need (even before you ask)
is that you need to know “why” …

 

More than you need an answer for what you ask for.

Give a Man a Fish,

and You Feed Him for a Day.

Teach a Man To Fish,
and You Feed Him for a Lifetime

 

 

Scripture Reading

 

Matthew 6:8-9 NIV

 

8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

 

9 "This, then, is how you should pray:

 

"'Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,