We all learned the. LORDS PRAYER when we were children, but have you ever considered the Words and the meaning in the Prayer? I hope you enjoy this beautiful Son Day morning, THE LORDS PRAYER Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. The disciples saw Jesus always going off by himself to pray, and they had noticed that John the Baptist had taught his disciples how to pray. The disciples wanted to know how to pray and approach the heavenly Father by themselves. When Jesus Prayed, they had to sit over on the side and wait on Jesus to finish praying. Many times the disciples simply fell asleep during the time they were waiting for Jesus to finish his prayers. So as we read this instruction for prayer, keep in mind that prayer is respectively talking to, and communicating with our heavenly Father. Dont try to make some long written prayer to impress those listening to it. Especially if you did not write it yourself, for that is not coming from your heart, or mind. Be honest and talk directly to Him, for he can read your thoughts anyway. So when you pray, say what you have to say and put it in your own words. That is the kind of prayer our heavenly Father wants to hear from you. Luke 11:2 And He said unto them, When ye pray, say, `Our Father Which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. You pray to our Father Which art in heaven, for that is where our Heavenly Father is. Hallowed or holy is His name. The kingdom is the King and His entire dominion; you are asking God and his dominion to come and be with you, right here on earth. Your pray should be for the will of God to be done in your life right here on earth, just as it is in heaven. Gods will is His Word, and you are praying for the protection and guidance from His Word to direct every part of your life. When you pray, let the Father know you are anxious for His return to us, as He has promised in Revelation 21, for His kingdom will be established right here on earth. So in another way, you say, Father I am sure looking forward to your return to this earth, when Jesus shall come and bring His kingdom with Him. There is a crown waiting for those that look forward to that day. Luke 11:3 Give us day by day our daily bread. Sure, we thank our Lord for the food that is set before us, to sustain these flesh bodies, but as a Christian, our daily bread is the bread of life, the Word of God. The Bread is His body, and that also is the written Word of God. We are to ask the Father to give us that Word daily, with the understanding that we can use it within our lives, daily. Then try to absorb what you study on a day by day bases, and go over it so it will become part of your daily life. The bread that you eat for your flesh body just doesnt stay with you very long, for five hours later, it is time to eat again. However the Bread of Life, The Word of God that we receive with understanding will stay with you the rest of your life. Luke 11:4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. And forgive us our sins; our debts and trespasses; just as we forgive every one that is indebted to us. Do you really want God to treat you exactly like you treat those that are indebted to you for anything? This makes us look a little deeper into our own motives and intents. Temptation as used here means testing or trial. This is asking the Lord to keep the turmoil or testing away from us; but when that evil is around, ask God to remove it from your presence. Stop and think now, in Chapter ten God gave you power and authority over all your enemies and evil spirits. Power in the Greek was dunimous, the same as dynamite. So if evil comes upon you, you allowed it to come upon yourself. Dont let anyone take advantage over you, not even evil spirits. Put this in your heart and as the bible says, Eat the book, absorb it, so that every day of your life, you can give our Heavenly Father all the glory he deserves. This life as the bible says, is like a vapor, here and gone compared to eternity. Jesus return is right around the corner, I know, youve heard that all of your life, but all the signs are here that are written in His Word. But even if He dont return soon, your day might be today that you go to Him. Nothing, nothing is more precious to me than knowing that if He calls me home today, I will hear Him say, Well done, thy good and faithful servant.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 13:26:04 +0000
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