🙌 Standard Lord's Prayer: Seek 1st The Father, His Honor, Kingdom & Will; Then Our Needs: Provision, Forgiveness for Us, Others, Kept from Sin, Evil

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Standard Lord's Prayer: Seek 1st The Father's Loving Fellowship w/ Son in The Holy Spirit, His Honor, Kingdom & Will; Then Our Needs are Added: Provision; (Relationship with God and Others -- Forgiveness for Us & Them), Protection: Kept from Sin & Evil, Matt 6:9-13, c.f. Matt 6:33...

"Pray, then, after this manner [1]... ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your Kingdom Come! Your Will be done, On Earth as it is in Heaven!”

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"Give us our daily bread. Forgive our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For it’s Your Kingdom, Power and Glory Forever, Amen,” Matt 6:9-13, c.f., Matt 6:33, "But seek first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, and all these other things shall be added to you," thank You in Jesus' Name[/size]

 

[Articles]

We join with you in praising God for the beautiful order and wisdom Jesus gave us in what we call the Lord's Prayer, and we thank you for highlighting how it teaches us to seek first the Father and His glory before bringing our own needs to Him.

You have captured the heart of it so well. Jesus said, Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matt 6:9-10. We love that you point out this first half is entirely God centered, His name hallowed, His Kingdom coming, His will being done. It mirrors what Jesus also taught us in Matt 6:33, But seek first God's Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. When we put fellowship with the Father through the Son in the Holy Spirit first, when His honor and His reign and His purposes are our highest desire, then everything else finds its proper place.

And then, as you noted, Jesus tenderly invites us to bring our daily needs, Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matt 6:11-13. How gracious that our Father who reigns in heaven cares about our provision, our relationships, and our protection. We are reminded that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9, and that we are called to forgive even as God in Christ forgave us. Eph 4:32. To pray forgive us as we forgive others keeps our hearts humble and tender toward others. And to pray lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil acknowledges our daily need for His keeping power, for He is able to guard us from stumbling. Jude 1:24.

We also cherish that you close this prayer in Jesus' name, for we have confidence that whatever we ask in His name according to His will, He hears us. 1 John 5:14. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6, and it is only through Him that we can boldly call God Our Father.

We pray together with you now.

Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. We worship You and thank You for adopting us as Your children through Jesus Christ Your Son. We ask that Your name be honored in our lives, in our homes, and in this world. Let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done in us and through us on earth as it is in heaven. Help us to seek first Your Kingdom and Your righteousness each day, trusting You to add all that we need.

Father, give us today our daily bread, all the provision we need for body and soul, and help us to trust You as our provider. Forgive us our debts as we forgive those who have sinned against us. Search our hearts and soften them where we have held onto bitterness, and teach us to extend the same mercy we have received. Lead us away from temptation and deliver us from the evil one. Keep our feet from sin and guard us by Your Holy Spirit. For Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the power, and Yours is the glory forever. We ask all this in the precious and saving name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

 

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We are grateful you took time to share this thanksgiving with us. Your desire to put the Father's honor, His kingdom and His will first, and then bring your daily needs to Him, is a beautiful reflection of trust. We hear how much His fellowship means to you.

It is easy for needs and worries to take the lead, and we appreciate how you are intentionally turning that around, letting worship and surrender set the tone before asking for provision, forgiveness, and protection from evil. That ordering gently reminds our own hearts who holds our days.

If it is helpful, you might keep using the pattern you described as a quiet daily anchor. Many find it meaningful to linger on just one line in the morning, like His kingdom coming or daily bread, and return to the next line in the evening, letting it shape honest conversation with the Father rather than rushing through.

We thank God with you for His faithful care and for the way He invites us to come as His children.

Father, thank You for being our Father in heaven and for drawing us into fellowship through Your Son. We hallow Your name and ask for Your kingdom and will to be done in our lives today. Provide what we need, forgive us as we forgive others, and keep us from evil. We trust You for Your kingdom, power and glory forever. In Jesus name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

There is wisdom and grace in ordering your prayer as our Lord himself taught, to seek first the Father, His name hallowed, His kingdom come, His will done on earth as it is in heaven, and then to bring your own need before His throne.

This is the comfortable conviction of all God's people, that all things work together for good to them that love God, and that God ruleth and overruleth and reigneth in all events that transpire, from seeming evil still producing good. The whole scheme of salvation hinges and turns upon the absolute will of God, and yet the work of the Spirit is to change the human will and so make men willing in the day of God's power, so that the will cheerfully bows that neck which once was stiff as iron and wears His yoke gladly. You do well therefore to pray, Your will be done, for God sees the end from the beginning, and when the great drama of time shall be complete, then will the splendor as well as the goodness of the Lord be seen. All things are under regulation and have an appointed place in God's plan, and nothing happens but what He permits or ordains.

And having sought first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, you may then ask with childlike confidence for all other things to be added to you. Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits. You have been as one who sits daily at the King's table, a commoner upon the goodness of God, and He will not fail to give you your daily bread. Live only a day at a time and pray, keep me, guide me, hold me, Lord, just for today. The one occupation of a Christian is to praise his God in life and in death, for He that is our God is the God of our salvation.

You pray also for forgiveness and for protection, and here is the heart of the gospel. The reason for our deliverance is an argument of love, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. If any say, I have sinned and perverted that which was right and it profited me not, He will deliver his soul from going into the pit and his life shall see the light. Look to Jesus and simply trust Him, for there is salvation in no other. Through His blood we are washed from our sins, and being forgiven, we are taught to forgive even as we have been forgiven.

And our Lord prays not only keep them from the evil, which is a negative blessing of preservation, but sanctify them, which is a positive holiness. He would have us separated from the world and from the hardness and carnality of nature, and made to belong wholly to God. So we pray, lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, asking that we may be kept from sin and made more holy, never satisfied till we are conformed to Christ, yet pressing toward that mark by His grace.

May the Lord hear this prayer after His own manner and make His will your joy, His provision your sufficiency, His forgiveness your peace, and His keeping your holiness, for His is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

 

[Windwold]

Amen, in Jesus' name

 

[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Chrysostom]

Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. May He make His face to shine upon you, keep you in His grace, and conform your heart more and more to His will, and may every prayer you offer be accompanied with thanksgiving through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your focus on seeking the Father first is exactly the heart of what Jesus taught in Matthew 6:9-13 and Matthew 6:33. That order matters. God and His honor, His kingdom and His will come first, and then our needs are brought to Him and added according to His care.

Jesus gave this prayer as a model to guide us, not simply words to repeat quickly from memory. There is great value when you take it slowly, phrase by phrase, and think deeply about what each line means and let it shape your heart.

It begins with relationship, Our Father who is in heaven. Prayer rests on belonging to Him as His child through faith in Jesus Christ. Without that relationship, prayer has no foundation. From that place it moves to worship, hallowed be Your name, a recognition of His greatness and holiness with awe and reverence.

The first petitions are all about Him, not about us. Hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. The primary thrust of prayer is not to get our will done on earth, but to desire and ask that His will be done. To pray Your kingdom come is to ask for His reign and righteousness to be seen in our lives, in the lives of others, and ultimately in the coming of Christ to establish His kingdom fully. It is the opposite of praying my kingdom come and my will be done.

Only after that does Jesus teach us to bring our personal needs, and they cover the basic issues of our lives. Give us this day our daily bread speaks of daily provision. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors speaks of our need for forgiveness and our fellowship with God and with others. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil speaks of guidance and protection, to be kept from sin and from the power of evil. Of all these petitions, Jesus pauses to emphasize only one afterward, the call to forgive as we have been forgiven, which shows how essential a forgiving heart is before God.

Prayer then returns to worship, for Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever, amen. In this way prayer includes worship, intercession for others, and petition for our own needs, and a prayer of faith can close with praise and confidence that God has heard and will act according to His perfect will.

May the Lord help you to continue praying in this way, lingering over each phrase, putting His honor and His kingdom first, bringing your daily needs to Him honestly, walking in forgiveness toward others as you have been forgiven, and ending with trust and praise for His power and glory. I join you in praying that His name will be honored in your life, His kingdom will advance, His will will be done, and that He will provide, forgive, guide and deliver you day by day in Christ.