Matthew 6:9b: hallowed be your name. Is there, then, one word in English for giving to God the unique place which his nature and character demand? There is such a word, and the word is reverence. This petition is a prayer that we should be enabled to reverence God as God deserves to be reverenced.… Continue reading Lord’s Prayer Series: The Prayer For Reverence ( Matthew 6:9 Continued)
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Lord’s Prayer Series: The Hallowing Of The Name
Matthew 6:9 Hallowed be your name. “Hallowed be Thy name”–it is probably true that of all the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer this is the one whose meaning we would find it most difficult to express. First, then, let us concentrate on the actual meaning of the words. The word which is translated hallowed is a… Continue reading Lord’s Prayer Series: The Hallowing Of The Name
Lord’s Prayer Series: The Father In Heaven – Matthew 6:9
Matthew 6:9 Our Father in Heaven. It might well be said that the word Father used of God is a compact summary of the Christian faith. The great value of this word Father is that it settles all the relationships of this life. (i) It settles our relationship to the unseen world. Missionaries tell us that… Continue reading Lord’s Prayer Series: The Father In Heaven – Matthew 6:9