The Lord’s Prayer
Welcome back!
Christ’s disciples could see clearly through the life of their Master that prayer was critical in His life. They asked him to teach them to pray. As always, our Lord taught.
Lk 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
We will resume our discussion here. This is the point where Christ taught them a specific prayer – the Lord’s Prayer. This is without doubt the most widely known passage in all of the Bible.
Mt 6:9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“ ‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Praying this special prayer as presented in Matthew is very good. At times when you struggle for your words to pray, this is excellent, the perfect prayer to start with. Because this prayer is so well known, it is often used in church worship services.
To me, it is most valuable as a model.
For our next posting, we will explore the Lord’s Prayer as a powerful model that we can follow in order to have very special prayer time with God.
Blessings,
Larry
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