![]() Just as Jesus included several personal requests in the Lord’s Prayer, we can pray for our daily physical needs, for guidance when making important decisions, for support in troubled times, and for forgiveness for our sins. ![]() Scripture: “Throw your burden on Jehovah, and he will sustain you.”- Psalm 55:22. Jesus taught us how important God’s will is by including in the Lord’s Prayer the expression “let your will take place.” We can learn about God’s will for the earth and for humans by studying the Bible. Meaning: We can pray about anything that is in harmony with God’s will. ![]() Scripture: “No matter what we ask according to his will, he hears us.”- 1 John 5:14. Pray for things that harmonize with God’s will With the opening words, “Our Father,” the Lord’s Prayer teaches us to pray to Jehovah God alone. Meaning: Our prayers should be addressed to God-not to Jesus, Mary, or saints. The event in which Christ taught the prayer to his disciples is related in Matthew 6:5-14 and Luke 11:1-4. Scripture: “In everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God.”- Philippians 4:6. Note how it agrees with other Bible verses about prayer. The Lord’s Prayer provides a good example of how to pray in a way that God hears. ( James 1:13) But we are tempted by “the wicked one,” Satan the Devil-who is also called “the Tempter.” ( 1 John 5:19 Matthew 4:1-4) We ask that Jehovah not permit us to give in when we are tempted to disobey him. “Do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one” But if we want to receive God’s forgiveness, we must be willing to forgive others for their sins against us.- Matthew 6:14, 15. ( Luke 11:4) All humans sin and need forgiveness. In this context, the word “debts” is another word for sins. “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” We should remember that we depend on our Creator to provide the things we need in order to live.- Acts 17:24, 25. Just as there is no evil or death in heaven, God’s will for the earth is that humans live forever on it in peace and security.- Psalm 37:11, 29. “Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth” Jesus taught us to pray for this government to exercise its rule over the whole earth.- Daniel 2:44 Revelation 11:15. God’s Kingdom is a heavenly government with Jesus as its King. Humans share in sanctifying God’s name when they speak of his qualities and make known his purposes.- Psalm 83:18 Isaiah 6:3. God’s name, Jehovah, should be honored and treated as holy, or sacred. It is fitting to address God as “our Father” because he created us and gave us life.- Isaiah 64:8. Jesus’ teaching agreed with the rest of the Scriptures, so we can expect other parts of the Bible to shed light on the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. ![]()
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