- Matt 6 5-13 KJV
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
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.
To pray is to supplicate (humbly request) and worship (submit to and show awe for ones strength to accomplish).
A note on humbleness, while it is to be aware of ones own shortcomings, it is not belittling or self seeking. It is to put confidence in God to be your strength; by awareness of your own need and weakness.
The Lord's warning to not pray as a hypocrites is well known but not greatly understood in personal prayer. A hypocrite is not a failure or one who has desired the standard of the word of God but not lived up to it.
A person who does that may be a hypocrite or they may be one who sees and agrees with who he should be, but has not yet learned to accept and not frustrate the grace of God.
A hypocrite is an actor who gives a performance to obtain a reaction from others (or YHWH). His goal is simply to create a perception in the mind of others (or YHWH) that will bring him attention.
When a believer prays it is in his inner chambers, it may be spoken or silent, but he is alone with God even in public.True prayer is always done in a honest and naked place of the heart where only God sees. It is an intimacy.
Keeping these basic principles in mind let us look at our Lords prayer; of which He has said pray in this way (not necessarily these words).
Keeping these basic principles in mind let us look at our Lords prayer; of which He has said pray in this way (not necessarily these words).
1)Our Father who art in heaven:
begins from the place of relationship; and as our Father we recognize him as the generator of who and what we are. By setting God at a specific place in space and time (in heaven) serves to remind us we must be moved as he is constant.
begins from the place of relationship; and as our Father we recognize him as the generator of who and what we are. By setting God at a specific place in space and time (in heaven) serves to remind us we must be moved as he is constant.
2)Thy kingdom come,thy will be done:
Not only is he our Father but also our king. so we pray from a place of recognition and desire of his reign of our heart. Once He reigns fully in our heart we see clearly his rule in all His creation. This sovereignty is leading toward the determined result of all things becoming as he intended.
Not only is he our Father but also our king. so we pray from a place of recognition and desire of his reign of our heart. Once He reigns fully in our heart we see clearly his rule in all His creation. This sovereignty is leading toward the determined result of all things becoming as he intended.
3)On earth as it is in heaven:
Gods long suffering heart to save men has allowed this earth to continue despite the hurts caused by men's sins.This mercy is given that some may be saved from death. He has offered his life to replace our darkness; for when He brings this earth into his full presence all darkness will be consumed in the brightness of his glory. Only those with his light in them will remain.
4)Give us this day our daily bread:
This day is still surrounded by the darkness as such there is a need for us to be refreshed every day; also we know in part now so it is needful to learn of him.
Gods life is in us but we must learn to live in it fully.
5)Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors:
If we don't forgive others we can not be forgiven is central to Gods salvation. Yeshua has said with what measure you mete it is measured unto you. If I hold a sin done against me I have testified that I have not died to sin. If I stand outside the forgiveness and passing of sin found in Messiah's cross then I can have no fellowship with His life. The judgment of God is do we have His life in us.
6)Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
We ask that he help us not lean upon our own ability and dead works but instead that we rely, depend, and expect Him living in us.
7)for thine are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever:
all we receive and all we to emanate of His life belong to Him. If we do not become one with His shared life we will have no part in Him.
We ask that he help us not lean upon our own ability and dead works but instead that we rely, depend, and expect Him living in us.
7)for thine are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever:
all we receive and all we to emanate of His life belong to Him. If we do not become one with His shared life we will have no part in Him.
One thing of note to consider about the Lords prayer is the use of pronouns. There are no me ,I, my only our, us, we why is this?
When we pray, even for God to show us wisdom or to tear down strongholds or any other thing, it is so we may come into oneness with God to strengthen and encourage the faith of our brethren.
We are often encouraged to pray for Israel. Jesus came to establish his covenant with Israel. Paul says we as gentiles where grafted in.
The Spirit through Paul also speaks to us that if by their unbelief( for a time) we have received this glory of Jesus in us then how much greater glory will it be when they come into belief.
So pray for your brethren who have given you both the written word and the living, after the flesh, and do not boast against them; remembering you are grafted in and if found in unbelief also cut off.
We have the privilege of praying to the Father in Jesus name. Consider the sons of Sceva who learned it is NOT a talisman.
It is the privilege of a spouse of to act in the name of their husband. We ask of the Father because we are one with His Son; never for self but that we might be a helpmate of our Husbands purpose.
We have the privilege of praying to the Father in Jesus name. Consider the sons of Sceva who learned it is NOT a talisman.
It is the privilege of a spouse of to act in the name of their husband. We ask of the Father because we are one with His Son; never for self but that we might be a helpmate of our Husbands purpose.
The authority of a name is dependent on the knowing and being one with the one who bears that name.
Rick Rosamond
A bond slave of Jesus
