Hello my brothers and sisters! When our Elder Brother walked this earth and was doing what it is our Heavenly Father told Him to do, and said what our Heavenly Father told Him to say, He taught His B.C. listeners this "pray something like this" prayer. Something like this has turned into a rote prayer that has little meaning. But at the time it was significant.
Mathew 6:9-13
"Our Father in heaven,
holy is your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
as we also have forgiven those that sinned against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one."
(Added by the Church-for yours is the Kingdom and Power and the Glory forever and ever, Amen.)
Great prayer! It would be a safe bet that each and every one reading this message right now has repeated the words in one way or another in their life. Probably many times.
But did you take notice that Jesus taught the listeners at the time, the time was, B.C.? Before the Cross! Since the Cross, since the bringing in of God's new agreement with mankind, after Jesus died for the sins of the world, for you and for me, would He still teach us this prayer?
The answer is an unabashed, NO! If Jesus were here with us today, in human form, and was teaching us a "how to", not a repetitive prayer, as he ALSO taught the first time, it would go to our Father something along these lines:
Our Father in heaven,
Holy is Your name,
thank You that your kingdom has come,
thank You that your will is done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Thank You for our daily bread.
Thank You also for forgiving us our sins,
as we should forgive those who sinned against us.
And lastly Father, thank You for not leading into temptation, but more, for
giving us a way out when we get caught up in our own desires.
Yes, thank You Father for delivering us from the evil one.
For who is going to be against us Father, if You are for us? Amen."
Much more appropriate for a Grace Believer, don't you agree?
Dr. Lamby
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