📖 Matt 6,  7-15 TPT 

When you pray, there is no need to repeat empty phrases, praying like those who don’t know God,[g] for they expect God to hear them because of their many words.

‘Our Father, dwelling in the heavenly realms,

    may the glory of your name

    be the center on which our lives turn.[h]

10 Manifest your kingdom realm,[i]

    and cause your every purpose to be fulfilled on earth,

    just as it is fulfilled in heaven.

11 We acknowledge you as our Provider

    of all we need each day.[j]

12 Forgive us the wrongs we have done[k] as we ourselves

    release forgiveness to those who have wronged us.

13 Rescue us every time we face tribulation[l]

    and set us free from evil.[m]

    For you are the King who rule

  with power and glory forever. Amen.’[n]

14 “And when you pray, make sure you forgive the faults of others so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you. 15 But if you withhold forgiveness from others, your Father withholds forgiveness from you.”

LIVING WORD SERIES

Welcome to these “Word by Heart” devotionals. They were recorded during the 2020 Covid-19 lock-down and it is hoped they will stir up a deeper love of Scripture and a greater hunger for God's presence in your life, whether in or out of times of crisis.

They consist of some of Jessica's favorite Bible stories and passages, and most center around Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount as found in Matthew.

We have decided to share in the order in which they were recorded during LockDown, rather than the Biblical order. They build one on the other, as Jessica leads you through some of the insights that she gained during the process of memorizing and verbally presenting them to audiences over the past few years.