Prayer
Posted 6/20/2010
Your kingdom come
- Jesus' eternal kingdom Jer 23:5
- We will join Him Dan 7:27
- Not physically here yet Luk 19:11
- A spiritual dominion of those saved Col 1:13
- Physically begins when the devil is cast down [Rev 12:10}
Your will be done
- Do God's will, not just call Him Lord Mat 7:21
- Doing brings family fellowship Mat 12:50; Mar 3:35
- Jesus' obedience in drinking the cup of death Mat 26:42
- Delight in will results in doing Ps 40:8
- Participating in doing God's will is spiritual food Joh 4:34
- God's will: those who see Jesus and believe Joh 6:40
- Doing so truly and righteously reveals God Joh 17:17
- David did God's will Act 13:22
- Paul did God's will in going to certain imprisonment and possible death Act 21:12-14
- The Spirit's transforming work in my mind proves God's will Rom 12:2
- Pray to be filled with the knowledge of God's will in wisdom and understanding Col 1:9
- God's will: my sanctification and abstinence from sexual immorality 1Th 4:3
- God's will: give thanks in everything 1Th 5:18
- Takes endurance to do Heb 10:36
- Equipped by God to do Heb 13:21
- God's will: Do right to silence the ignorance of foolish men 1Pe 2:15
- As done in heaven:
- Performing and obeying Ps 103:20-21
- Done Dan 4:35
Give us this day our daily bread
- Physically and spiritually Mat 4:4
- Daily manna Ex 16:16-35
- Just enough is best Pr 30:8
- Jesus is the true bread of life Joh 6:31-59
- Be content with what we have 1Tim 6:8
Forgive us our debts
- Iniquity, transgression, and sin Ex 34:7
- Restore blessings removed because of sin 1Ki 8:34, Ps 32:1
- By each man's actions and heart 1Ki 8:39
- Change the hearts of those oppressing the forgiven 1Ki 8:50
- Fortunately, God hears prayers for forgiveness Ps 130:1, Dan 9:19-20, both personally and nationally
- If we say we don't sin and need forgiveness, we are lying to ourselves 1Jo 1:8
- Forgiveness requires confession 1Jo 1:9
- Forgiveness from God brings cleansing 1Jo 1:9, 7, Eph 1:7
- Parable of the unforgiving servant Mat 18:21-34
- Those forgiven more are more grateful Luk 7:36-50
- ? "odd" passage Luk 17:1-10
- Forgive as we've been forgiven by God in Christ Eph 4:32, Col 3:13
Do not lead us into temptation
- The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak Mat 26:41
- Jesus prayed to not have to enter temptation Luk 22:40-42,46, and was strengthened through it Luk 22:43
- Temptation is common, handleable, endurable, and escapable 1Cor 10:13
Deliver us from evil
- Blessings from God and imperviousness to harm 1Ch 4:10
- Protection from God Ps 121:7,8
- Deliverance from God Jer 15:21
- Not escape, but resisting evil Joh 17:15
- Rescued from evil and wrath of God Gal 1:4, 1Th 1:10, 1Ti 4:18
- Death is powerless because it's been conquered Heb 2:14-15
- Freed from sinning 1Jo 3:8, 5:18-19 and the power fo the devil