(R) Adam Davidson

Praying like this humbly acknowledges two things:
First, there is evil in this world — from the world around us, from our own hearts, and from evil spiritual forces.
Second, there is a God who is above all this — holy, powerful, capable, and ready to help.
I wonder if we end up in some predicaments simply because we didn’t ask for help sooner. What are your thoughts?

Yes, we will be tempted by the world, the flesh, or the devil. While God does not tempt us, He does allow us to be tempted. It was a key part of the earthly experience of Christ, and, thus, is ours as well.
Praying like this keeps us humble because it reminds us that we don’t have the strength to face temptation by our own strength.

Jesus wants us to be peacemaking people. We remember the mercy of Jesus toward us but forget that same mercy toward those who have wronged us. It’s not an easy thing, but there it is… for us to pray about, ponder, and practice.

The truth is that we keep sinning. But the TRUTH is that God cleanses us as we come to terms (confess) that we’ve sinned. Our typical human experience begins to change, supernaturally, as we make this a regular part of our prayer — no wonder Jesus puts that line in.
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Jesus teaches us to pray “give us this day our daily bread.” This challenges our consumer culture that trains us to buy in bulk and save. Nothing wrong with savvy shopping — but it does become a problem when we trust our own ability to provide rather than God himself.
Plus… why would we ask Jesus to return ASAP and claim we believe it but also ask for a month’s worth of food supply?

What does it mean to pray “Your Kingdom come”? It means forsaking the temporary kingdoms of this world in exchange for the eternal kingdom of God. It looks good on paper, but it’s surprisingly difficult — until we remember that the Kingdom provides for our needs in this kingdom, too. Grace is amazing.

Our Father in heaven is Holy. For us, that means that 1) God deserves reverence. 2) Holiness is our standard.
How is this possible? Because of Jesus.

We have a Father in *heaven* – not hopping from cloud to cloud, but above all powers and time. How good it is to have a powerful dad. Don’t forget you have access to all authority today.

Let’s talk about the Lord’s Prayer, sometimes called the “our Father” because of its opening line.

Pause.

What does it mean to call God “Father”? What does it mean to be His kid?

Let’s chat…

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