The Lord's Prayer is the model prayer which Jesus taught His disciples. - Matt. 6:5-15; Luke 11:1-4 -
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
In the Gospel of Matthew and Luke the Lord's Prayer occurs in the Sermon on the Mount. The disciples saw Jesus praying, and they asked Him to teach them. He emphasized that prayer should not be an attempt to get God's attention only. Instead, it should be a quiet, confident expression of our needs to our heavenly Father. Our attitude in prayer is important; in the Sermon on the Mount Jesus shows His disciples how to pray, when one of his disciples said, 'Lord, teach us to pray, just as John the Baptist taught his disciples. The emphasis is on what to pray. It is good to use the Lord's Prayer as a guide and to repeat its words as well.
The first part of the prayer concerns the glory of God. We call Him "Father" a term which only His children by faith and love in Christ may rightly use. We request that God's name be "Hallowed" or honoured as Holy. It is the mission of God's people to spread the 'Good News' of Jesus name throughout the world. - Ezek. 36:22-23 ; John 10:16 -
Next, we request that God's kingdom come. This means that we acknowledge God as ruler of the world and obey His will. God's will shall be done perfectly when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
Requests relating to our needs include food for each day, forgiveness, and help in temptation. Workers in Jesus' time often were hired day by day. They knew their daily need. Our forgiveness for sin comes through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. Our experience of that forgiveness requires us not to hold things against others and not to deny God's forgiveness.
'Lead us not into temptation, but deliver from evil' means, 'Do not let us be tested so that we fall into sin; save us from the power of the Evil One / Satan.'
The conclusion of the Lord's Prayer attributes all power and glory to God forever, through all eternity. This part of the prayer should be evident in our lives each day as we seek to do God's will on earth as His disciples, followers, and believers.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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