The Lord’s prayer is a template for how we are to approach God, who is our Father in heaven. Jesus’s Father was God, (Matt 1:18–21), but we were fathered by our biological (bio) father’s and, just as Jesus, we are born of woman. When Jesus referred to Himself as the Son of Man, He was referring to us because we are also son’s of men. So, the Lord’s Prayer is a guidepost for us as to how we are to pray.
The first part of the prayer is a greeting to God, an honorific, if you will: Our Father who is in heaven, holy is Your name. We are recognizing that He is holy. The next part calls upon us to understand that Eastern culture’s language is conceptual not linear like it is with Western languages. So, when the prayer says, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done.” This is referring to our asking God for what we are going to be doing during our day. Of course, we tell Him what we have planned, but it is a good idea to ask Him how He wants us to do it and when. He usually has a better way of doing things than we can dream up.
Jesus prayed that His will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. We tend to overlook that point in the prayer that we are wanting to do as God wants us to do, not what we want to do. There is a big difference in doing His will rather than our will.
This sets up a routine for meeting with God on a daily basis. (Matthew 14:23). This is a good practice to establish to seek God for our daily bread of what He wants us to do. He already knows what we want to do. But, we can tell Him and He will show us what or how to do those plans His way and in His timing.
The next important thing is for us to remember to forgive. Ask for forgiveness for the sins we have committed each day whether they were intentional or unintentional. We need to get into the practice of forgiving others. A word about forgiveness is that by forgiving another for something they have done to us or another you are not absolving them of the consequences of their actions. You are forgiving them so that by that measure you do not forgive will not be used against you (Mark 11:25).
Finally He asks God to lead us away from temptation and to deliver us from the evil one. The One New Man Bible uses the word “one” in its translation. I find it interesting that most translations delete that last word in the Lord’s Prayer, but to each his own.
Questions to ask God:
What does this blog mean to me?
How does the Lord’s prayer play in my life?
Is this an important lesson for me to learn, or do You have another one for me?
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