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The Lord's Prayer. The Address:
Our Father in Heaven |
WDTM? With these words God tenderly invites us to believe that he is our true Father and that we are his true children, so that we may pray to him as boldly and confidently as dear children ask their dear father.
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The Lord's Prayer 1st Petition:
Hallowed be your name. |
WDTM? God's name is certainly holy by itself, but we pray in this petition that we too may keep it holy.
How is God's name kept holy? God's name is kept holy when his word is taught in its truth and purity and we as children of God lead holy lives according to it. Help us to do this, dear Father in heaven! But whoever teaches and lives contray to God's Word dishonors God's name among us. Keep us from doing this, dear Father in heaven! |
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The Lord's Prayer 2nd Petition:
Your Kingdom come. |
WDTM? God's kingdom certainly comes by itself even without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may also come to us.
How does God's kingdom come? God's kingdom comes when our heavenly Father gives his Holy Spirit, so that by his grace we believe his holy Word and lead a godly life on earth and forever in heaven |
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The Lord's Prayer 3rd Petition:
Your will be done on earth as in heaven. |
WDTM? God's good and gracious will certainly is done without our prayer, but we pray in this petion that it may be done among us also.
How is God's will done? God's will is done when he breaks and defeats every evil plan and purpose of the devil, the world, and our sinful flesh, which try to prevent us from keeping God's nem holy and letting his kingdom come. And God's will is done when he strengthens and keeps us firm in his Word and in the faith as long as we live. This is his good and gracious will. |
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The Lord's Prayer 4th Petition:
Give us today our daily bread. |
WDTM? God surely gives daily bread without our asking, even to all the wicked, but we pray in this petition that he would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving.
What then is meant by daily bread? Daily bread includes everything that we need for our bodily welfare, such as food and drink, clothing and shoes, house and home, land and cattle, money and goods, a godly spouse, godly children, godly workers, godly and faithful leaders, good government, good weather, peace and order, health, a good name, good friends, faithful neighbors and the like. |
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The Lord's Prayer 5th Petition:
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. |
WDTM? We pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would not look upon our sins or because of them deny our prayers; for we are worthy of none of the things for which we ask, neither have we deserved them, but we ask that he would give them all to us by grace; for we daily sin much and surely deserve nothing but punishment. So we too will forgive form the heart and gladly do good to those who sin against us.
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The Lord's Prayer 6th Petition:
Lead us not into temptation. |
WDTM? God surely tempts no one to sin, but we pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us, so that the devil, the world, and our flesh may not deceive us or lead us into false belief, despair, and other great and shameful sins; and though we are tempted by them, we pray that we may overcome and win the victory.
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The Lord's Prayer 7th Petition:
But deliver us from evil. |
WDTM? In conclusion, we pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would deliver us from every evil that threatens body and soul, propery and reputation, and finally when our last hour comes, grant us a blessed end and graciously take us from this world of sorrow to himself in heaven.
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The Lord's Prayer: The Doxology:
For the kingdom, the power, and glory are yours now and forever. Amen |
WDTM? WE can be sure that these petitions are acceptable to our Father in heaven and are heard by him, for he himself has commanded us to pray in this way and has promised to hear us. Therefore we say, "Amen. Yes it shall be so."
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