Daily Play Call #10
9 Pray, therefore, like this: Our Father Who is in heaven, hallowed (kept holy) 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 (left, remitted, and let go of the debts, and have given up resentment against) our debtors.
13 And lead (bring) us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13 AMPC
This is how you pray!
When Jesus was commanding the apostles, He taught them how to pray. He said, "Pray like this..."
When Jesus started the prayer off by saying, "Our Father who is in Heaven, Holy is your name." This was similar to a Jewish prayer of that time called the Kaddish. God's name is Holy so we must remember to not use His name in vain (emptiness, or frivolously).
"Your Kingdom come, your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven." By saying this we are submitting and humbling ourselves to do God's will and not our own. Jesus said in the Garden of Gethsemane, "Father not my will, but Your will be done." Luke 22:42
"Give us this day our daily bread." We need to rely on God daily to provide for us physical food but also spiritual food which is the Word of God. Spiritual food is more important but our Father will provide both for us if we ask in faith.
"Forgive us of our sins, as we forgive those who sinned against us." Here we are recognizing and acknowledging that we are sinners and are in need of forgiveness from God. The Father also wants us to forgive those who have done wrong to us. Ephesians 4:32
"Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one." After Jesus was baptized the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Jesus had help from the Holy Spirit. We pray and ask to not be led into temptation by the devil, but when we are tempted we have the Holy Spirit to help us just like Jesus did to pass and not fall into or submit to the temptation. God always makes a way out to deliver us. 1 Corinthians 10:13
"Yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever Amen!" We are acknowledging that the Kingdom belongs to the Father and that He alone gets the glory forever. 1 Corinthians 10:31