Matthew 6:9-13

“In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

In His “Sermon on the Mount,” Jesus gave His disciples this pattern prayer. Most of us know it by heart, but let us explore it in detail to see if we can discover more Bible truth than we may have not seen before:

“Our Father in heaven:” God becomes our true spiritual Father the moment we pray to receive Him as Savior and Lord. When we are “Born again,” our name is recorded in His “Lamb’s Book of Life,” and we are part of his family. We can now look forward to meeting Him in heaven.

“Hallowed be Your name:” God is a holy God and we must treat Him as holy.

“Your kingdom come:” We eagerly look forward to His soon return.

“Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven:” This sin sick world is never going to be renewed until Jesus returns and makes all things new. What a fantastic day that will be!

“Give us this day our daily bread:” God knows just how much we need for this day. We can totally rely on Him to supply our needs not our extravagances.

“And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors:” We do not deserve to be forgiven of our sins of thought, word and deed, but we certainly do need for God to forgive us. We may not feel that others deserve for us to forgive them, but we need to apply how God has forgiven us to forgive others.

“And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.” God does not desire that we sin and does not cause us to sin. This portion of the prayer is asking God to lead us away from anything that may tempt us to sin. The closer we walk with the Lord and rely on His Word, the more He will be able to deliver us from Satan’s evil devices.

“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” The prayer begins with acknowledging the power and position of God and it ends with even more honor, praise and adoration.

The more we discover about who God is and what He has offered to those of us who accept Him, the more the things of this world seem to dim and pass away in light of His glory and grace. EVEN SO, COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS! Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

- - – Pastor Cecil

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