The Lord's Prayer - Eternal Perspective and Daily Life.
Matthew 6:9-13
9"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us today our daily bread.
12Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
It's been said that the Lord's Prayer is a model for how we should pray:
Adore him, submit to His will, make your request, ask for forgiveness and guidance.
While this model is not wrong, let's not forget the beauty and meaning of the actual words. God is to be reveared and His kingdom and His will should be my ultimate desire. Life is daily and my concerns should be much more daily than they are. I'm not promised tomorrow, nor do I know what tomorrow will bring. If God provides just enough to sustain me each day, I should be content with that. As it is, He provides me with more than enough. I'm a sinner in need of forgivness and I always need help forgiving others. Temptations, the desires of this word, often distract me. Only Christ can save me from Satan and myself.
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