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oversight nor from lack of power, but because DivineWisdom sees best thus to deal with us.(4) "Forgive us our debts as we have forgiven ourdebtors." Here is emphasized the Master's teaching thatonly the merciful shall obtain mercy, that only the forgivingshall be forgiven. This has no reference whateverto the forgiveness of their original sins--they are pastand gone forever to those who remain under the blood;they were covered when we accepted Christ and enteredinto covenant-relationship with Him. But we have dailyshortcomings, weaknesses, imperfections, frailties, trespassesagainst the Divine Law. These we are to acknowledge,and Divine arrangement has been made for theirforgiveness in harmony with our prayers, with but theone proviso, viz., that we appreciate the matter so deeplythat we ourselves are acting upon the same principle inour dealings with others.(5) "Lead us not into temptation [to abandon usthere]." We feel our own weakness, imperfection; hence,while knowing that we must be brought in Divine providenceinto positions of trial and testing, we may well praynot to be abandoned there, not to be left to our ownstrength, but that in harmony with the Lord's agreementHis grace may be sufficient for us.(6) The Bible assures us that there is an Evil One,and that he has great power and influence amongst men,that he is "the Prince of the power of the air," and "thegod of this Age." How appropriate that we should requestthe Lord not to abandon us to the Devil's wiles!The words, "For Thine is the Kingdom and the powerand the glory forever, Amen," are not found in the oldestGreek manuscripts, and are therefore properly omitted inthe Revised Version as being no part of the Scriptures.The kingdom or rule of the present time are not of God.His Kingdom and power and glory are not in evidence.We await the establishment of Messiah's Kingdom for theoverthrow of Satan's Empire, and the binding of the Adversaryfor a thousand years, and the ushering in then ofthe Divine Kingdom and power and glory, forever.page 151====================REQUEST FOR VISITS OF TRAVELING BRETHRENFOR YEAR--MAY, 1912, TO MAY, 1913.WITH THIS ISSUE of THE TOWER the annualrequests for visits by the TravelingBrethren are due. All who are desirousof securing the service of these brethrenduring the ensuing year--May, 1912, toMay, 1913--are requested to carefully considerthe following suggestions and then topromptly notify us:--