STILL WATERS
Have you ever really wonder why Christ gave his followers the Lord's Prayer?
Was it for re-sighting by memory word for word?
or
Was it for instruction. To teach us an outline on how to pray and what to say?
Christ did say in Matthew 6:9 "Pray then like this:" ESV
As I began to really study the example given by Christ, I saw an outline. A starting point for my prayers. Basic instruction that gives a complete look at a prayer centered on God.
So what I have done is started with the example given by Christ, and then included thoughts that came to mind that were centered on each piece of the prayer. I pray that the examples will touch your heart and help your prayers every day like it does mine. Its a daily reminder for me to pray and give praise and thanks to God.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
- Great is your name and worthy to be praised!
- Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty. Who was and is and is to come.
- Worthy are you, our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and praise. For you created all things,
and by your will they exist and are held together.
- I stand in awe of you!
Your kingdom come,
- I wait with anticipation for the day of your coming, the day where every knee will bow and confess that
you are Lord!
Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,
- Change my heart that I will be obedient and hear your call, and then answer and do!
Give us this day our daily bread,
- Thank you for your abundant, overflowing, provision which you so graciously give everyday!
and forgive us our debts,
- Forgive me of my sins....
- Search me and know my heart, try me and know my thoughts. See if there be any wicked way in me.
Lead me in the right way, which leads to you.
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
- Help me to forgive and be done with all anger, wrath, malice, and bitterness.
- Guard my heart that I may not be unforgiving in anyway to anyone.
And lead us not into temptation,
- Help me to be alert and watch that I may not enter into temptation. But run to you for strength to resist.
But deliver us from evil.
- Thank you for the saving knowledge I have in Jesus. Teach me to hold fast to my hope that I may not
stray from you.
- Help me hold tight to the truth that you have made a way of escape from my temptation.
Text quoted from the ESV Bible
What does your "add-ins" look like?
Make it personal. Make it real! PRAY!
