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Algebra

Call me crazy, but I kinda like algebra.  Solving for ‘x’ isn’t the worst thing in the world to do.  a+b=c gives us a great formula to make all things logical.  I like logic, I just wish I had more of it! But, I digress.  So, here’s an example of a+b=c.  Hope you like it……

a

In John 6:32 says “Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.  For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.  “Sir,” they said, “from now on give us this bread.”  Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life.  He who comes to me will never go hungry and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”

+b

Luke 11:3 says “Give us each day our daily bread.”

=c

If jesus is our bread of life and we are praying give us this day our daily bread, then aren’t we praying “give us this day what we need of Jesus”?

I’ve always looked at that passage in the Lord’s Prayer as ‘give me today what I need in the physical realm. Food, money, clothing, etc.’   But what if we’re really praying that we have exactly the pieces of Jesus that we need that day to fulfill His call on our life.  It totally changes the perspective on that prayer.

Algebra; it’s a good thing.

4 comments on “Algebra

  1. afrika
    July 24, 2008
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    Again……i love the way you gave us logic and then applied it to scripture. It’s much easier……at least for us logic people!

  2. portorikan
    July 26, 2008
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    Great way of looking at it. I like the way you think. 🙂

  3. Kelly Bell
    July 27, 2008
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    I am so glad you are blogging! You have so much wisdom to share.

  4. Stephanie
    July 29, 2008
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    Awesome. To a math nerd like myself, this was like a little piece of heaven on earth. Loved it! And it definitely related to something else I heard once: God deposits everything we need each day into a ‘bank account’ of sorts. When we pray and seek Him, we are making an ATM ‘withdrawal’ of the exact right thing we need in the exact right amount. (Grace, perspective, patience, love, kindness, etc.). That picture helped me a lot, too!

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