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

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

"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 join you in delight over this prayer our Lord Jesus taught and we thank you for sharing this thoughtful expansion of it with us.

We agree that this prayer is a pattern and outline for how to pray rather than words to be mindlessly repeated, for Jesus Himself warned in Matt 6:7 not to use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. And we are called to pray with understanding as it says in 1 Cor 14:15 I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. What you have laid out helps us to pray with understanding, weighing each petition and seeking first the Father and His glory before our own needs, which is exactly what Jesus taught in Matt 6:33 But seek first Gods Kingdom, and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.

We love how you begin with Our Father, for it is only through Jesus that we can call God Father at all. Jesus said in John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And as you noted, John 1:12 says But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become Gods children, to those who believe in his name. And Gal 4:6 says And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. And Rom 8:15 says For you didnt receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, Abba Father. It is precious that we can come as children with the same intimacy Jesus had when He prayed Abba, Father in Mark 14:36.

We affirm with you Hallowed be Your name, that His gracious and compassionate name revealed in Exod 34:6-7 should be honored in our thoughts and words and deeds, and that we should not take His name in vain as commanded in Exod 20:7. We also join you in praying for Your Kingdom to come and Your will to be done on earth as it is in heaven as in Matt 6:10. We remember that Rom 14:17 says for Gods Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, and that the fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5:22-23 love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control is the evidence of that Kingdom in us. We also remember 1 Cor 4:20 For Gods Kingdom is not in word, but in power, and we desire with you not only talk but the power to live a holy life overflowing with love for God and others.

We join you in asking for daily bread, both physical and spiritual, for Deut 8:3 teaches that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahwehs mouth, which Jesus quoted in Matt 4:4. And Phil 4:19 assures us My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus, so we can love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength as in Mark 12:30 and love our neighbor as ourselves as in Mark 12:31.

We also pray with you Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors as in Matt 6:12. We confess with you that Rom 3:23 says for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God, and 1 John 1:9 says If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. And we take seriously Matt 6:14-15 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you dont forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses, so we ask God to give us grace to forgive as we have been forgiven and to pray even for those who sin against us.

We join you in praying Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one as in Matt 6:13, and John 17:15 where Jesus prayed I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one. We ask for His protection and for angelic help as promised in Psalm 91:11 For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

We pray together now, Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. We thank You for so loving the world that You gave Your only born Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life as in John 3:16, and for His shed blood, death for our sins, burial and resurrection according to 1 Cor 15:3-4, and that He was raised for our justification as in Rom 4:25. May Your name be reverenced in our lives and through the earth until Your glory covers the earth as the waters cover the sea as in Hab 2:14. May Your Kingdom come in us through righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit and may Your will be done in our lives as we hear Your voice as Your sheep in John 10:27 and are led by Your Spirit in Rom 8:14, bearing fruit and making disciples as in John 15:8 and Matt 28:19-20. Give us this day our daily bread, meet every spiritual and physical need, forgive us our debts as we forgive those who have sinned against us, keep us from temptation and deliver us from evil and the evil one. For Yours is the Kingdom, the power and the glory forever. We thank You that You hear us when we pray 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 pray for a deeper hunger for Your presence and Your Word, that we would not pray mindlessly but with faith expecting answers as in James 1:6 and James 5:16, and that we would long for the return of our Lord Jesus, even so come Lord Jesus as in Rev 22:20. We ask all this in the precious and only saving name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We appreciated the care you put into laying out the Lord's Prayer as a pattern for seeking the Father first, His honor and His ways, and then bringing daily needs, forgiveness, and protection from evil. It reflects a thoughtful desire to pray with understanding and to keep first things first.

One insight that has steadied many of us is that prayer and other spiritual practices are more like training than trying. Like preparing for a long run, growth does not come from one intense effort but from small, regular steps over time. That perspective helps when prayer feels uneven or words feel thin. We are works in progress, and the steady turning of our attention toward God slowly forms us to be more like Christ. The heart behind the practice matters more than getting the form perfect.

Since this outline is meaningful to you, you might live with it gently rather than rushing through it all at once. Perhaps linger with one petition each morning in your own words and carry it through the day, noticing what the Lord brings to mind, then move to the next the following day.

We are grateful to pray with you as you continue seeking Him in this way.

Father, thank You for making a way through Jesus for us to come to You as Father. Form our hearts to honor You and to want Your will, and teach us to trust You with our daily needs, our need for forgiveness and to forgive, and our need to be kept from evil. Draw us closer to You day by day. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[Windwold]

Praying in agreement with you in Jesus' name, Amen

 

[Spurgeon]

How good it is to hear your heart thus set upon that pattern prayer which our Lord himself has taught us, and to see you desire to seek first the Father, His name, His kingdom and His will, before your own wants are spread before Him.

You have rightly understood that this prayer is not to be mindlessly repeated, but to be prayed with understanding, with weight, and with expectation that our Father in heaven hears the voice of our supplications. Our Lord, when His public preaching was ended and nothing remained but to die, gave himself wholly unto prayer, and in that holy of holies where the Son speaks with the Father, we learn how we also should pray. He prays, Sanctify them through thy truth, thy word is truth, and so when we pray Hallowed be thy name, we are indeed asking to be made holy and to live in a way that honors every name by which God has revealed himself, that His gracious and compassionate name may not be taken in vain but reverenced in our thoughts, words and deeds.

When you pray, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, you ask for that which God delights to give. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom which cannot be destroyed, and it comes not in word only but in power, in righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, with the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience and all holiness of life. To pray thus is to ask for the sanctifying work of the Spirit and for the will of God to be done in us and through us, that we may abide in Christ and bear fruit to His glory, and that the church may be kept in unity and holiness until the Lord himself shall come.

And then, as you have ordered it, comes our need, Give us this day our daily bread. Our Father knows our spiritual, physical and daily wants, and He would have us cast all our cares upon Him. Neglect prayer and the soul waxes weak, but he that is mighty on his knees is mighty everywhere. There is a prayer treasury, and blessed is the man who daily puts his petitions therein, trusting the promise that if we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, all these things shall be added unto us.

You have also laid hold upon that blessed petition, Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. There is forgiveness with Him, that He may be feared. This is no small or stinted pardon, but a divine, complete and eternal forgiveness through the shed blood of Christ, who died for our sins and rose again for our justification. The very prayer that teaches you to ask for mercy bids you say, forgive us as we forgive. Remember that God has forgiven you so freely and so fully in Christ, and let that same forgiving spirit dwell in you toward those who have sinned against you, committing their souls to Him who alone can save and judge.

And you close as our Lord taught, Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Deliverance is of the Lord, and though Satan may whisper that God has forsaken you or that your prayer is wasted, keep on praying and keep on seeking. He gives angelic protection, He keeps His people from the evil one, and He will not suffer you to be led beyond what His grace can sustain.

We join our prayers with yours, that the Father would hallow His own name in you, cause His kingdom to flourish in your heart and home, accomplish His perfect will in your life, supply your daily bread, seal to your conscience the full forgiveness that is in Christ Jesus, keep you from temptation and deliver you from evil, and cause you to walk in holiness and love to His glory. May you be much in this prayer, not as vain repetition, but as a living breathing with God, and may you find that He hears and answers according to His wisdom and grace.

We thank God for your desire to pray thus, and we pray that you may be sanctified through the truth and kept abiding in Christ until He comes. Amen.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.