Jesus said
“This, then, is how you should pray:
“ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’
For if you forgive men when they sin against you,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you do not forgive men their sins,
your Father will not forgive your sins.”
Matthew 6:9-15The lesson of the Lords Prayer is simple.
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It tells us to recognize the holiness of God.
“ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”
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It tells us to ask God to bring His kingdom into being on earth as in heaven,
“your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
3/
It asks God to supply our daily needs.
“Give us today our daily bread.”
Then it states,
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“Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
For give our debts, our sins, in the same way we forgive those who sin against us.
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We are then instructed to ask that God leads us not into temptation.
To deliver us from the evil one.
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
Jesus then concludes with,“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
Put another way Jesus in Matthew seven states,
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 7:12.
Dear Christian
Do you do things this way?
Please think about it.
