21 Oct 2014
Matthew 6:9-13
Matthew 6:9: “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”
What is the first thing Jesus does in this prayer? He honors God. Is that the first thing that we do when we pray?
Matthew 6:10: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
This is glossed over all-too-easily. What did Jesus want us to pray for? That His will would be done on Earth, and that His kingdom would rule over the Earth. Another way to put it is that Jesus wanted us to pray for His millennial reign to begin. That is when His kingdom will come and His will be done on Earth!
This verse also says that God’s will is done in Heaven. Satan may still have access to Heaven (at least for now), but it is God’s will that reigns supreme in Heaven.
Matthew 6:11: “Give us this day our daily bread.”
In other words, give us what we need for today. How many times we lose sight of today and spend our lives worrying about things that may never happen at all!
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, for ever. Amen.”
I have heard some people say that they want to be tempted as much as possible so that they will grow faster. That is foolishness. Jesus told us to pray that we would be delivered from evil, and that we would NOT be tempted. He wanted us to avoid situations that would tempt us.