Title: Pray like this (Matthew 6:9-13)
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The words of this text are the prayers our Lord taught the disciples how to pray. We have been reciting the Lord's Prayer since attending church, and we are still finishing our worship service with this prayer. Today, we are going to find out how we should pray through the words of the text.
"Therefore," is the word "don't pray hypocrisy..." in verse 5 and below. You said that eating out prayer is praying while standing in a synagogue or at the entrance of a large street. A synagogue or an entrance to a large street refers to a prayer that is intended to be seen by people as a place where many people gather.
Although the object of prayer is God, we are praying to God with our mouths, but praying to be shown to those around us is hypocrisy (Luke 18:10-14).
Also, the prayer of eating out is the prayer of the lips, which is not inclined to the heart.
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He also told us not to pray like a foreigner who babbles over and over, as if we were reciting a mantra or chanting. Because our prayers are addressed to the living God who is personified.
“Our Father who art in heaven” is a word that tells us who the God who is the object of our prayer is. These are the words that express Himself as the greatest and most supreme God, all-knowing, omnipotent, and perfect, the greatest and exalted God. It is a word that expresses the God who can give anything.
He also said that this God so loved us that He gave His only begotten Son to become our Father (Romans 8:32).
'Father' means that we are made through him, that he has become our nurturer and custodian, and as his sons we are given the right to ask for anything (Matthew 7:7-12; 1 John 1). :12, 14:13,14) He indicates that we are in a relationship of duty and responsibility to respond to our needs.
This relationship is a privilege given to us through the atoning merit of Jesus Christ on the cross.
To the extent that we know this kind of God, our prayers can be perfected. We should remember that, despite the privilege given to us (James 1:5), not praying is a proud attitude that betrays God's love.
“Hallowed be your name...” and “Name” are both God Himself and His work, and the Most High God is sovereign over all the world of history and provides His providence. All things visible and invisible, both spiritual and physical, are in your sovereign providence. All these movements are for the fulfillment of His one purpose, and all predestination, creation, and providence in the most minute detail, the reason our Lord came into the world, was crucified, died and rose again is a ransom for this purpose. is. It is for the purpose of our salvation (Ephesians 1:3-19).
Not only do we know, realize, and know that God and God's work are different from the things that are going on in the world, big and small, which are very noble and different in this way. You can admit it, but you will have to pray for it to become like this by making an effort to go forward. We have many things to pray for, but we know that the subject of prayer we really need to pray for and the order of prayer are this, and we want this prayer to be with us first.