The Lord’s Prayer is Jesus’ template for prayers. We ought to pay attention to its focus: namely, the pursuit of the Kingdom of Heaven. This should not surprise us, who call ourselves followers of Jesus, who has come to reconcile Earth to Heaven. Only six words (“give us today our daily bread”) out of 51 – 12% of our model prayer – is devoted to needs. While we should certainly feel free to talk to God about everything, we should expect our prayers to be more Kingdom-focussed as we mature in Christ. As citizens of Heaven, the Christian Pledge should be "Let Your Kingdom Come."
Prayer 5: Jesus' Model Prayer
Trevor Schaffrick
Lead Pastor
October 22, 2017
