Rachel Workman: 7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
I love this prayer and ESV is my favorite
translation. I can't really add to this. But I will say that I needed to read
verses 7 and 8 today. I have prayed some prayers over and over and maybe they
have become empty. I need to pray this prayer and let God's will be done.
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John Burnett:
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and
on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered
merely by repeating their words again and again. 8 Don’t be
like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask
him! 9 Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy. 10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today the food we need,[a] 12 and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. 13 And don’t let us yield to temptation,[b] but rescue us from the evil one.[c]
14 “If you forgive those who sin
against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if
you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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25 But when you are praying, first
forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in
heaven will forgive your sins, too.[f]”
Jesus teaches us how to pray and
they are simple prayers. Equally important to the words we say is our
attitude. We have to remember who we are praying to and give him the
due reverence that only He deserves. One of the promises we have as
believers is the Holy Spirit and what He does for us. Not only is He
the comforter, and teacher, but he intercedes for us in prayer as well.
Where our prayers fall short, He knows the will of the Father and prays for
us on our behalf.
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11 Once Jesus was in a certain
place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said,
“Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 Jesus said, “This is how you should
pray:[a]
“Father, may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon. 3 Give us each day the food we need,[b] 4 and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation.[c]” Romans 8:26-27
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26 In the same way the Spirit also
helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the
Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and
He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He
intercedes for the [a]saints according to the
will of God.
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Krista Cook: I love that Jesus gave us this model prayer to show us what to
include in our prayers. We can use this model and include the things in each
category that are applicable in our lives. No two prayers will be the
same.
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Mike Grimm:
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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7 “When you pray, don’t
babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers
are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. 8 Don’t
be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask
him! Prayer
can mean only two things: “Help me Lord” and “Thank you Lord.
9 Pray like this: Jesus isn’t saying that
we must pray this particular prayer. He is saying that we need to pray a
similar prayer, preferably covering these topics.
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.
The first word in this
prayer was “OUR"...which meant this was a group prayer.
10 May your Kingdom come
soon.
May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Jesus told us to pray
that God's Will is done on earth as it is in heaven. If God could
unilaterally initiate His Will on earth, then why would Jesus tell us to pray
for it? It has to be because God can only bring about His Will on earth
through people and in response to Justice.
11 Give us today the food
we need,[a]
12 and forgive us our
sins,
as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
Jesus told us to ask for
forgiveness in relation to how we have forgiven others. This was a
conditional request. Asking for this AND NOT forgiving others would be the
same as asking God NOT TO forgive our debts.
Jesus told us to request
that God not bring us into temptation. Apparently, God can bring us (a group)
into temptation. However, when we fall for temptation, God is not to
blame...we are to blame because we chose to fall into it.
14 “If you forgive those
who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But
if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Even though we recite
verses 14 and 15 when we say the Lord’s Prayer, it appears the prayer
has actually concluded in verse 13 and Jesus continued teaching in these last
two verses. These verses explain the “why” behind the conditional request
made in verse 12.
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25 But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you
are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your
sins, too.[f]”
Forgiving others is not an easy thing to do. But forgiveness is
not an option. It’s a demand. We must forgive, lest we impair our connection
with the Father. He can’t extend grace when we withhold it from our neighbor.
The Bible is filled with reminders of that truth. (Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13;
Luke 6:37;
Romans 12:19)
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11 Once
Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples
came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his
disciples.”
“Father,
may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon. 3 Give us each day the food we need,[b] 4 and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation.[c]”
This chapter begins with
the disciples coming and asking Jesus how they ought to pray. Notice that
Jesus did not have to tell them about the importance of prayer. He had not
lectured them on prayer. Instead, they saw it in His life. They watched Him
pray. And they realized that their prayers were inadequate.
As we read over this
prayer, it is immediately obvious that there are some differences from the
one in Matthew 6. The general outline is the same, but there are differences
in the details.
That tells me something
about this prayer. It is actually an outline on how to pray. Each clause
teaches us something about to the God to whom we pray.
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