“The Lord’s Prayer” is the prayer that Jesus Christ modeled for us to pray in Matthew 6:9-13. When we pray this prayer, the very first phrase affirms who and where our Father is, and what our relationship is like with Him.
Below are 10 things we affirm when we pray the phrase “Our Father which art in heaven”:
1) He is the common Father of all creation. (Malachi 2:10, Acts 17:28)
2) He is a special Father to the saints in that He adopted us through Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 1:5)
3) When we pray in spirit and truth, the Spirit of Jesus, who dwells in our hearts, calls out to His Father, “Abba, Father.” (Galatians 4 :6)
4) God will pity us under our weaknesses and infirmities as a Father does. (Psalm 103:13)
5) Our Lord will have compassion on us and spare us. (Malachi 3:17)
6) When we repent of our sins, we look upon God as a Father. (Luke 15:18)
7) Our Father will not deny anything that is good for us. (Luke 11:11-13)
8) Heaven is the throne of God our Father. (Psalm 103:19)
9) From heaven, our Father looks down upon mankind in the earth. (Psalm 33:13,14)
10) We may boldly approach the Father with our petitions, but we must come with reverence. (Ecclesiastes 5:2)
~Dionya Kelley
Christ Fellowship