The
prayer has not changed — only my childhood perception of it.
These words of Jesus are truth that endures forever, but He
has changed me. As a child, I could repeat every word
quickly and perfectly, but without understanding or knowing
Him who taught it. After a long relationship with my Savior,
Jesus Christ, and with our Father, these immortal words have
become a comfort and a cherished portion of Scripture to me.
Our
Our - includes Jesus and me.
Father
Father - is a person I love,
Who first loved me and sent his Son to die for my sins rather
than live forever without me.
Which art in Heaven
- Heaven has
changed from a vague, far-off "somewhere" to a place
in my Father’s house prepared by Jesus and described by
facts found in the final chapters of Revelation. - Heaven has
changed from a vague, far-off "somewhere" to a place
in my Father’s house prepared by Jesus and described by
facts found in the final chapters of Revelation.
Hallowed be Thy Name
Hallowed be
Thy Name - I knew not what it meant. Now I know by the quick
pain in my heart and mind each time that "Name which is
above every name" is used in vain and defiled and
defamed.
Thy kingdom come
- Once I thought,
"What kingdom? When? Where? And what about the little
kingdom I am building?" Now my heart cries, "May
your kingdom come soon - let it come soon, Lord, please. We
need You, and we shall be the King’s bride!" - Once I
thought, "What kingdom? When? Where? And what about the
little kingdom I am building?" Now my heart cries,
"May your kingdom come soon - let it come soon, Lord,
please. We need You, and we shall be the King’s bride!"
Thy will be done
Thy will be done -
has changed from fear, dread, and uncertainty to a trust that
His will is "good and acceptable and perfect." He
has proven it to me innumerable times.
On earth as it is in Heaven
On
earth as it is in Heaven - Earth desperately needs His will to
be done to its remotest corners, as it is - and will be - done
in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
Give us this day our daily bread - God wants us to ask
for physical food, and delights to give it daily.
Forgive us our debts
Forgive us our
debts (sins, transgressions) - Now I know how great is my need
for forgiveness of my sins and for grace.
As we forgive our debtors
As we forgive our debtors - We know how much it
cost you Father, and Jesus, to provide that forgiveness, so we
ought to forgive all others all wrongs against us - gladly!
How freeing!
And lead us not into temptation but deliver
us from evil And lead us not into
temptation but deliver us from evil - Deliverance from evil is
His promise! When temptations abound and evil surrounds and
threatens to overwhelm us, He is there strong to deliver!
Thine is the Kingdom
Thine is the Kingdom - Come quickly, dear
King!
And the power
And the power - "All power in
heaven and in earth is given unto me," Jesus said.
And the glory forever.
Amen And the glory forever. Amen. - "...to give the
light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of
Jesus Christ." (2 Corinthians 4:6) Amen!
In these 60+ words Jesus covered all the
bases - Our Father, heaven, His name, His kingdom, His will,
our daily bread, our forgiveness (via the cross), and our
deliverance from evil forever. His is the kingdom, power, and
glory! We stand totally triumphant in Him! That is
encouraging!
Pauline Soderstrom
All
scripture taken from the Holy Bible, The New International
Version, Zondervan Bible Publishers and The Living Bible,
Tyndale House Publishers.
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