Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Luke 11: 1b-4
LORD, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And He said unto them, "When ye pray, say, Our Father, who art in heaven, hollowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."
Matthew 6:13
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 are all very familiar with the prayer that the LORD taught His disciples and teaches us about prayer. There are points in this prayer that are lifesavers to us. The first one is a statement of relationship with GOD. JESUS says to pray, "Our Father". He wanted the disciples and us to understand that we are in a family relationship with GOD and He is our Father. This relationship is very intimate and personal, not distant. When we pray, we are talking to Our Father in heaven who is Holy and His Name is Holy.
The first petition is for the Kingdom of GOD to come and rule on earth. The second petition is for GOD'S will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Our Father is King and we ask for His will to be manifest on this earth in the same manner as it is in heaven. His will is for all to be one in Him forever.
The next petitions are for our personal needs: daily bread; forgiveness our sins, so that we are not bound by sin and can loose others and ourselves; strength to prevail through temptation; and finally, deliverance from the evil one. Notice that the petitions for our needs come after we honor and glorify the Holy GOD for who He is - Our Father in heaven.
The prayer ends with a praise of GOD found in 1 Chronicles 29:10 and 11. These are the words of David when He blessed the LORD before the congregation after He announced that GOD had chosen his son Solomon to build the Temple. This prayer, in 1 Chronicles, sounds very close to the prayer JESUS taught. Why is this so? I believe that JESUS was with the Father when He inspired the words given to David. After all, all Scripture is given by the inspiration of GOD (2 Timothy 3:16, 17).
OUR FATHER GAVE HIS SON AND GAVE US HIS WORD AND GAVE US THE MEANS BY WHICH WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO HIM DAY AND NIGHT FOR EVER.
LIFE SAVERS
Luke 11: 1b-4
LORD, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And He said unto them, "When ye pray, say, Our Father, who art in heaven, hollowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."
Matthew 6:13
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 are all very familiar with the prayer that the LORD taught His disciples and teaches us about prayer. There are points in this prayer that are lifesavers to us. The first one is a statement of relationship with GOD. JESUS says to pray, "Our Father". He wanted the disciples and us to understand that we are in a family relationship with GOD and He is our Father. This relationship is very intimate and personal, not distant. When we pray, we are talking to Our Father in heaven who is Holy and His Name is Holy.
The first petition is for the Kingdom of GOD to come and rule on earth. The second petition is for GOD'S will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Our Father is King and we ask for His will to be manifest on this earth in the same manner as it is in heaven. His will is for all to be one in Him forever.
The next petitions are for our personal needs: daily bread; forgiveness our sins, so that we are not bound by sin and can loose others and ourselves; strength to prevail through temptation; and finally, deliverance from the evil one. Notice that the petitions for our needs come after we honor and glorify the Holy GOD for who He is - Our Father in heaven.
The prayer ends with a praise of GOD found in 1 Chronicles 29:10 and 11. These are the words of David when He blessed the LORD before the congregation after He announced that GOD had chosen his son Solomon to build the Temple. This prayer, in 1 Chronicles, sounds very close to the prayer JESUS taught. Why is this so? I believe that JESUS was with the Father when He inspired the words given to David. After all, all Scripture is given by the inspiration of GOD (2 Timothy 3:16, 17).
OUR FATHER GAVE HIS SON AND GAVE US HIS WORD AND GAVE US THE MEANS BY WHICH WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO HIM DAY AND NIGHT FOR EVER.
LIFE SAVERS
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