THE LORD'S PRAYER – FORGIVENESS (12 OF 20)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Matthew 6:12-15
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The Lord's Prayer – Forgiveness (12 of 20)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 6:12-15
''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. ''Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.''(Matthew 6:9-10)
As we look at Matthew 6:9-10 we see Jesus instructing us to set our minds aright as we begin our prayer. We are to present our prayers to God our Father. As our Father He is our Provider and Protector. He draws us near and finds joy in the fact that we are His. We next are to remember that He is in heaven. He sits on the throne of heaven where He sees and knows all things. He is all powerful and rules over our world. Thirdly, ''hallowed is Your name.'' Hallowed means holy, consecrated, sacred, unblemished, sanctified, pure and completely trustworthy. Hallowed is His name in scripture means hallowed is His character.
This type of beginning in prayer is transformational. It puts everything in perspective. We must realize to whom we are praying. He is our loving Father, who is mightier than any struggle we will ever face, and is more trustworthy than anyone we have ever known. Once our hearts are fixed on these truths our response joins with that of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, ''Not my will be yours be done.'' Hebrews 5:7 tells us that this spirit of reverent submission was the reason that Jesus' prayers were answered during His time on earth.
It is this type of beginning in prayer that prepares our hearts to rightly commune with God. Jesus then continues to present the model prayer in Matthew 6:11, ''Give us this day our daily bread.'' It is a pleading with God to provide us today with everything we will need for today. Whether that include food, shelter, emotional strength, spiritual humility, or healing the one who prays is trusting God in the same way that a child trusts his father to meet his every need.
We then read verse 12, ''And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.''
The word ''debt'' ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 6:12-15
''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. ''Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.''(Matthew 6:9-10)
As we look at Matthew 6:9-10 we see Jesus instructing us to set our minds aright as we begin our prayer. We are to present our prayers to God our Father. As our Father He is our Provider and Protector. He draws us near and finds joy in the fact that we are His. We next are to remember that He is in heaven. He sits on the throne of heaven where He sees and knows all things. He is all powerful and rules over our world. Thirdly, ''hallowed is Your name.'' Hallowed means holy, consecrated, sacred, unblemished, sanctified, pure and completely trustworthy. Hallowed is His name in scripture means hallowed is His character.
This type of beginning in prayer is transformational. It puts everything in perspective. We must realize to whom we are praying. He is our loving Father, who is mightier than any struggle we will ever face, and is more trustworthy than anyone we have ever known. Once our hearts are fixed on these truths our response joins with that of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, ''Not my will be yours be done.'' Hebrews 5:7 tells us that this spirit of reverent submission was the reason that Jesus' prayers were answered during His time on earth.
It is this type of beginning in prayer that prepares our hearts to rightly commune with God. Jesus then continues to present the model prayer in Matthew 6:11, ''Give us this day our daily bread.'' It is a pleading with God to provide us today with everything we will need for today. Whether that include food, shelter, emotional strength, spiritual humility, or healing the one who prays is trusting God in the same way that a child trusts his father to meet his every need.
We then read verse 12, ''And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.''
The word ''debt'' ...
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