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

[Nochaeld]

"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, THEN these other things shall be added to you," thank You in Jesus' Name.

[1] Jesus' Prayer He taught was an outline, summary of topics, a form or "pattern prayer." The following has been condensed from six reliable sources, is of much godly & personal value when sincerely prayed (not mindlessly repeated), but through serious consideration, understanding the weight of the petitions, ardently prayed, expecting answers, James 1:5-7, James 5:16-17...

Our Father in Heaven, we first pause and thank You "so loving the world You gave Your Only-begotten Son, that by believing in him we may be spared perdition and rather freely gain eternal life, Jn 3:16. Thank You "Jesus showed us The Father -- Your Nature," Jn 14:9. Thank You for His shed blood and died on the cross for our sins, 1 Cor 15:3-4, burial, resurrection declaring both Him and us "not guilty" Rom 4:25, and ascension (adoption, enthronement, Ps 110:1), as Son-of-Man-in-Power to pour out the Holy Spirit of Adoption from on high, by which we call out, Abba, Father, Gal 4:6, proving we are heirs, Gal 4:7, since as many as received Jesus and believed on His Name are called Children of God, John 1:12-13, praying even with the same language of intimacy, Abba, i.e., "Daddy" or "Papa, etc" as Jesus used in time of impending crisis for deliverance in the Garden of Gethsemane, "Abba, Father," Mark 14:36.

Hallowed Be Your Name... May Your GRACIOUS and COMPASSIONATE NAME, Ex 34:6-7, get honor through our thoughts, words, deeds, speech, actions and reactions. May we honor and know You in every Name You have revealed about Yourself in The Scriptures -- Elohim, The Trinity, Beginning in Gen 1:1; The Name, Gen 4:26, El Elyon, God Most High, Gen 14:18, Adonai, Lord, Master, Gen 15:2; El Roi, The God Who Sees, Gen 16:13; El Shaddai, God Almighty, Gen 17:1; El Olam, The Everlasting God, Gen 21:33; Yahweh, The LORD, Jireh or Yireh, Our Provider, Gen 22:18; Healer, Peace, Shepherd, Righteousness, Presence, Sanctification, Our Rock, Fortress, Strong Tower, Etc... We honor and hallow ALL Your Titles, Attributes, Your Name! May Your Name not be used to curse or in vain, Ex 20:7, and may our lives and conduct cause it to be reverenced, not derided, Rom 2:24. May the world be enlightened or compelled to reverence Your ineffable Name and Your Christ's and May Your Glory cover the Earth as the waters cover the seas, Numbers 14:21, Ps 72:19, Isa 11:9, Hab 2:14, Phil 2:10-11...

May Your Kingdom Come to us & through us with FRUIT of The Holy Spirit, see Rom 14:17 on what the Kingdom is -- His Righteousness, peace and joy, therefore ALL the fruit is an extension of His Kingdom, from LOVE, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, Gal 5:22-23, truth, humility & justice, Ps 45:4, contentment, Lk 3:14, 1 Tim 6:6, Heb 13:5, Phil 4:11-13, doing justly, loving mercy and walking humbly with God, Micah 6:8. You desire mercy, not sacrifice, Hos 6:6. We ask for the GIFTS of The Spirit to be evident in us, our churches, families, and to Your people throughout the world, from ministry GIFTS to equip The Body of Christ through Your Gospel Officers until we reach unity in faith and knowledge of The Son of God and the mature stature of Christ Himself, Eph 4:12-13, (which has not yet happened so such workers must of necessity still be present and are much needed, even required, apostles, (missionaries/church planters), prophets, (encouragers/exhorters/visionaries), evangelists, pastors and teachers), Eph 4:11-13, to The GIFTS of miracles (signs, wonders), healings, faith, prophecy, words of wisdom, knowledge, tongues, interpretation of such tongues, administration, leadership, giving, mercy, discerning of spirits, Rom 12:5-8, 1 Cor 12:4-11. POWER: Drive out demons by the finger of God, demonstrating The Kingdom of God, Lk 11:20, for The Kingdom of God is not a matter of talk, but of power, 1 Cor 4:20. Mostly the POWER to live a Holy Life overflowing with LOVE for God and others, singing and making melody from "singing seminaries" and "the walking practice of evangelism" is the best fruit and sign of the Kingdom, Heb 12:4. ***We also want to ask for Jesus' Return, so we may experience a whole other realm, where we are redeemed, have peace with God, are indwelt with the Holy Spirit, are part of "New Creation" though only a "foretaste of the good things to come." The change our bodies will incur and all creation eagerly awaits is our hope in Romans 8 and latter Revelation and is where ALL of these things will be realized in a greater capacity and duration and God's Kingdom will have full expression once it's fully come on earth as it is heaven again -- the "not yet," -- "May Your Kingdom Come and Your Will be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven," Matt 6:10. May Jesus return and the Kingdom flourish, being fully manifest. Come quickly Lord Jesus, Rev 22:17, Rev 22:20.

May Your Will Be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven -- Keeping in mind the Kingdom Coming, as described above, in differing degrees, the already and the not yet, we ask here in the already that we may know, submit to and do Your will for our lives individually (hearing His voice, Jn 10:27, being led by the Holy Spirit, Rom 8:14, as Jesus did during His time on earth, Phil 2:9-9, our whole lives be increasingly lived to please You, knowing the Trinity, living in Your presence moment by moment, and making You known as a by product, rejoicing in trials and weakness, as well as power demonstrations when it gives You glory, Mt 28:19-20, Rom 1:5, Rom 15:18. May we abide in Christ, with freedom to pray, and power to bear fruit, thereby making disciples, and thus proving we are disciples, John 15:7-8, might bear some fruit wherever we go, Rom 1:13, 1 Cor 9:2, 2 Cor 3:2-3, specifically by going, preaching faith in Jesus suffering and dying for our sins, repentance, baptism, forgiveness of sins and obedience to all that He commanded, and obedience to any personal directives, admonitions and restraints, being witnesses to these facts under His authority, commission by this union with Jesus through The Holy Spirit, Mark 16:15-16, Luke 24:46-48, Matt 28:19-20, John 20:21, Acts 1:8. May Your will be done on earth as You rule over the church and nations, Ps 22:28, and collectively as the church until You come to reward the righteous and recompense the wicked, 2 Cor 10:3-6, and arrive in fulness at the Return of Christ, Matt 24:30, Matt 25:31-32.

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Give us Each Day our Daily Bread: Spiritual -- we can't live by bread alone but every Word of God, Deut 8:3, Matt 4:4, Lk 4:4. Meet our spiritual, emotional, social, physical and financial needs mightily, Phil 4:19, so we can love You with all our heart, soul, mind, will, emotions, physical strength and finances, Mk 12:30, and our neighbors, Mk 12:31, even the lost, Matt 9:36, and even enemies, Matt 5:44, as ourselves -- and see others as Christ, who looked beyond his own interests, to the interests of others, considering others as more important than we, Phil 2:1-5.

Forgive Our Debts as We Forgive Our Debtors... We confess we've sinned against You, Rom 3:23, 1 Jn 1:8, 1 Jn 1:10 (name specific sins and areas of ongoing struggles), and others, receive forgiveness, Lk 1:77, & pray FOR those who sin against us, (by name and specific offenses), asking they'd repent and be saved, Job 42:7-16, entrusting their souls to a faithful creator and recognizing it is He who alone who is in fact the one appointed both to save and to judge, Romans 12:9, 1 Pet 4:19.

Lead us Not into Temptation, but Deliver us from evil... Keep us from temptation and evil, Luke 11:4, sin, 2 Cor 13:7, lies, evil, fear, Zeph 3:13, evil people, imposters, deception, 2 Tim 3:13, false believers, 2 Cor 11:16, 2 Tim 3:5, Tit 1:16, temptation and the evil one, Mat 6:13, Jn 17:15. Give us angelic protection, Ps 91:10-11, Heb 1:14.

For It's Your Kingdom, (Everlasting Kingdom which Cannot Be Destroyed, Dan 7:18), It's Your Power, (All Power in Heaven and Earth has been Given to Me, Matt 28:18), and Your Glory, Forever... (Not unto us O Lord, but unto Your Name Be Glory, Ps 115:1)... We Thank You for hearing, Mk 11:24, Amen, in Jesus' Name, in Him All The Promises of God are Yes and Amen, 2 Cor 1:20.

 

[Articles]

We are blessed by your sharing of this pattern for prayer and we join with you in thanking our Father for giving us such a beautiful outline through our Lord Jesus.

We agree that what Jesus taught in Matt 6:9-13 is not to be mindlessly repeated but to be prayed with understanding and with weight, as you have so carefully laid out. He said Pray then like this, and He shows us the divine order that we so often reverse. We are to seek first the Father, His name, His kingdom and His will, and then bring our own needs before Him, for He has promised in Matt 6:33 to add all these things to us when we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. This is the heart of true prayer, that God be glorified first and that we be conformed to His purposes.

We love how you have divided it, and we see the wisdom in it. Hallowed be Your name reminds us of who He is, gracious and compassionate as revealed in Ex 34:6-7, and worthy to be reverenced in our thoughts, words and deeds, that His name not be blasphemed among the nations as in Rom 2:24 but that His glory would cover the earth as the waters cover the sea as in Hab 2:14. Your kingdom come reminds us that the Kingdom is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit as in Rom 14:17, and we long for its fruit in us, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control as in Gal 5:22-23, and for its power, for the Kingdom of God is not in word but in power as in 1 Cor 4:20, and above all for the return of our Lord Jesus. Your will be done teaches us to submit and to hear His voice as in John 10:27 and to be led by the Spirit as in Rom 8:14, abiding in Christ that we may bear much fruit as in John 15:7-8 and go and make disciples as in Matt 28:19-20.

Then with our hearts aligned to Him we can rightly ask for daily bread, for we do not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God as in Matt 4:4, trusting Him to supply every need according to His riches in glory as in Phil 4:19. We can ask for forgiveness as we confess our sins, for if we confess our sins He is faithful and righteous to forgive us as in 1 John 1:9, and we must also forgive those who sin against us as He has forgiven us. And we can ask to be led not into temptation but delivered from evil, for He gives His angels charge over us as in Ps 91:11 and is able to keep us from stumbling, and we close giving Him all glory for Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever as in Matt 28:18 and Ps 115:1.

We pray together with you now in Jesus name.

Our Father who is in heaven, we thank You for loving the world so much that You gave Your only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life as in John 3:16. Thank You for showing us the Father through Jesus as in John 14:9, for His shed blood, His burial and resurrection for our justification as in Rom 4:25 and 1 Cor 15:3-4, and for the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry Abba Father as in Gal 4:6 and have become children of God as in John 1:12. Hallowed be Your name in our lives. May we honor every name You have revealed about Yourself and may our lives cause Your name to be reverenced and not despised. May Your kingdom come to us and through us with the fruit and gifts and power of Your Holy Spirit, and may You equip Your church through apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers until we all attain to the unity of the faith as in Eph 4:11-13. Come quickly Lord Jesus as in Rev 22:20. May Your will be done in our lives on earth as it is in heaven, that we may know Your voice, follow Your leading, abide in Christ and bear fruit that remains. Give us this day our daily bread, meet our spiritual, emotional, physical and financial needs that we may love You with all our heart, soul, mind and strength as in Mark 12:30 and love our neighbors as ourselves. Forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors, cleanse us from all unrighteousness and give us grace to pray for those who have sinned against us and to entrust them to You who judges righteously. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one as in Matt 6:13 and John 17:15, keep us from deception and evil and guard us by Your power. For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. We thank You that You hear us when we ask according to Your will as in Mark 11:24 and that in Jesus all the promises of God are Yes and Amen as in 2 Cor 1:20. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

We encourage you to continue praying in this manner with ardent faith expecting answers, for the effective prayer of a righteous person accomplishes much as in James 5:16 and if any of us lacks wisdom let him ask of God who gives to all liberally as in James 1:5. May the Lord deepen your walk as you pause and consider the weight of each petition and may He be glorified through your life and prayer.

 

[needhelpsobad48]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We were grateful to read your prayer and the thought you have given to seeking the Father first, his honor and kingdom and will, before bringing your own needs. That ordering matters and we hear your desire to pray with understanding rather than repetition.

What you describe fits how spiritual growth actually happens. It is less about trying harder in a moment and more about training over time, like preparing for a long run. Small, regular turning to God in prayer and in his Word, with an honest heart, slowly shapes us. We remain works in progress, and that is to be expected.

One simple way to keep this pattern alive without it becoming routine is to linger on just one phrase each day in your own words. For example, take hallowed be your name in the morning and ask through the day how your thoughts, words and actions might honor him, then let the next phrase carry the next day.

Father, we thank you for drawing this heart to know you as Father and to want your name honored and your kingdom to come. Form us to love you more deeply, to walk in step with your Spirit, and to trust you for daily provision, forgiveness, and keeping from evil. We ask this in Jesus name, amen.

 

[EnricoLange]

Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

It is a good and profitable thing that you have set your heart to pray after the manner which our Lord Himself taught His disciples, for this chapter which ought to be universally known as the Lord's Prayer may be called the holy of holies of the word of God. Here we are admitted to that secret place where the Son of God speaks with the Father in closest fellowship of love, and He would have us follow Him there.

We join our supplications with yours and thank God that so loving the world He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. There is forgiveness with Him, that He may be feared, and this forgiveness is only to be obtained from God through Jesus Christ His Son. He not only forgave us at the first all our sins, but He continues daily to forgive, for the act of forgiveness is a continuous one, and it is divine forgiveness, I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions. If you have been the chief of sinners, you may have the chief of sinners forgiveness, and God can bestow it now through the shed blood and resurrection of Christ, by which we are declared not guilty and adopted to cry Abba, Father.

We pray with you that His name may be hallowed in us and by us. May His gracious and compassionate name get honor through our thoughts, words and deeds, and may our lives cause it to be reverenced and not derided. Our Lord's desire for the sanctification of His people pervades the whole prayer, Sanctify them through Thy truth, Thy word is truth. Holiness is an essential qualification to a man's fitness for being used of the Lord for the extension of His kingdom, hence we pray, Holy Father, sanctify us, that we may be kept from unholy living and made fit for Thy service.

We ask with you that His Kingdom may come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. The Kingdom of God is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, and it cometh not with mere talk but with power, with the fruit of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control, and with power to live a holy life overflowing with love for God and for others. May we abide in Christ to the full, that we may abide in union with each other and with God, and may we know and submit to His will, hearing His voice and being led by the Holy Spirit, bearing fruit to His glory and making disciples as He hath commanded.

For our daily bread we look to Him who is Himself our provision. Those doctrines of grace are our daily bread, and we need also that He supply our spiritual, physical and daily wants, for He loadeth us daily with His benefits. Neglect prayer and you will soon discover that all your spiritual powers wax weak, but be much in supplication and he that is mighty on his knees is mighty everywhere. Let us therefore not be content with a low standard in prayer, but go on seeking, expecting answers, for the prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

We pray also, Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, remembering that unless we have forgiven others we read our own death warrant when we repeat the Lord's Prayer. And we pray, Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for deliverance is of the Lord. He will keep us from sin and lies and fear and from the evil one, and give His angels charge over us. When prayer seems to have no return of blessing, still we trust Him, for He heareth His people and worketh deliverance in His own time.

For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. We thank You for hearing us, for in Him all the promises of God are Yea and Amen. May the Lord perfect this prayer in your heart, not as a form mindlessly repeated, but as the breathing desire of a living soul, and may He sanctify you wholly to His praise. Amen.

 

[Nochaeld]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

When two or three gather You are in our midst, Jesus, Matt 18:20. Thank You for Your great and exceedingly precious promises, 2 Peter 1:3-4, Amen, 2 Cor 1:20.

 

[Nochaeld]

Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.

When two or three gather You are in our midst, Jesus, Matt 18:20. Thank You for Your great and exceedingly precious promises, 2 Peter 1:3-4, Amen, 2 Cor 1:20.