The words of Jesus, in Matthew 6:9-13, say,
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver from the evil one,
for yours is the Kingdom and the
power and the glory forever.
Amen.”
Commonly called “The Lord’s Prayer”, this prayer was really an instructional model for those to whom He was speaking in the Sermon on the Mount. In Luke 11:2-4, Jesus spoke a similar prayer when His disciples asked Him to teach them to pray.
Many of us have learned this prayer as children and can say these verses without really ever thinking. But that is not the purpose of this prayer. This is more than a string of words or a formula to follow. Stay tuned over these next weeks as we dig deep into the principles behind the prayer given by our Lord to His disciples.
This weeks action steps: If you don’t know this prayer from memory, work to put this word into your heart and mind.
