by Pastor Rob
Stevenson (2013)
The Lord’s Prayer is a total prayer. It covers all aspects of our prayer with Him. Prayer includes all of these areas:
Positioning – We pray
to our Father who is in heaven. His name
is to be kept holy. We are praying to
our Father, through Jesus, His first son, (who died for us to have this
capability) by the Holy Spirit (who is living in our spirits).
Prophesying – When we pray “Your kingdom come, Your will be
done in earth, as it is in heaven”, then stand-by because you have prophesied a
mighty action over all the world.
Special note here: Romans 14:17 (NKJV) says “for the kingdom of God is
not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy
Spirit.”
Petitioning – Sure, we ask God for things. The best that we can ask for is bread, both
the physical sustenance and the spiritual.
The bread for our bodies and the Bread of Life for our souls are both
important.
Pardoning – Asking God for forgiveness must happen
frequently because we do sin against Him; and we should also confirm with God
that we have forgiven those who have sinned against us. Both areas are important. Right after the Lord’s prayer, we read in
Matthew 6:14 – 15, NKJV: “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
Placing – And lead us not into temptation. “Lord,” we speak, “place us in the righteous
roadways. Let our feet stay on the Rock,
and not stray to the right or to the left.”
Protecting – But deliver us from evil. Wherever evil is, we want the Lord to get us
out of its clutches; and He will.
Proclaiming – For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, forever. It’s a great
proclamation!
Punctuating –
Amen. So be it. It’s done.
Period. End of sentence. Complete.
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