21 Seconds

We start every morning without committing a sin, then we wake up for the day. For some of us, it may take a little longer for us to sin in the morning or during the day. However, others sin right out of the gate at the alarm clock or in a bed that they don’t belong in. Therefore my point is we sin even if we don’t do it intentionally.

Sometimes it is hard to find the time to ask for forgiveness of that sin in our everyday lives moving so fast. My question to you is can you spare 21 seconds of each day? If your answer is no, then we have got a whole lot of different issues there that I am not qualified to talk about. If you are not sure, do you have time to make a cup of coffee? Can you multi-task while you are making a cup of coffee? Making a cup of coffee can take 30-60 seconds. If you can multi-task you have found your 21 seconds.

Matthew 6:9-13 (KJV)—9 After this manner, therefore, pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy 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.

We all recognize the passage as The Lord’s Prayer or The Disciples Prayer or even the Catholics calling it “Our Father Prayer.” It does it matter what you call it. As Keith Nix said preaching this morning, is a model prayer and the model of prayer. What we miss about this prayer it takes only 21 seconds to say it, making a cup of coffee.

Dr. Mark Rutland in his book “21 seconds to change your world,” talks about how his life was changed by Our Father and Psalms 23 both used as prayers. He used them in his brightest hour and darkest moments. Most importantly it was about finding God’s healing and abundance through prayer as the front cover states.

I read the book and am currently rereading it with a different look. The first pages of the book hit me hard because of the state my life was in at the time of reading it. However, I pushed through the book no matter how hard it was to read. At the end of this book, I decided to test the 21 seconds out myself. The results are rather profound with the change in my attitude towards life, people, and work. Not to mention that I am on the road to recovery from depression myself because of the map that Dr. Rutland provided. “21 seconds to change your world,” is working right now in my life and highly recommend the read of this book.

References:
Dr. Mark Rutland, 21 Seconds To Change Your World, Published by Bethany House.