Daily Devotional For Today 9 October 2022: Inspirational Message and Prayer. Read Daily Devotional For Today 9th October 5 October 2022
Topic: The Lord’s Prayer
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Scripture: Luke 11: 1-4
Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer has not been handed down as the traditional prayer that we pray, but it really doesn’t make much difference. Although we pray the Lord’s Prayer, it was given as an example of how to pray. Think about what it says. We should begin our prayers by praising God and giving glory to his name.
We let him know how important it is for him to reign over both heaven and earth, and that his will be followed as faithfully here as in heaven. Once we have praised God and his plan, we can ask God to fulfill our needs. We also ask God to forgive us and we promise to forgive others.
We recognize that temptation is all around us and that sometimes we fail to do the right thing and so we ask God to watch over us and protect us from evil. Have you ever tried to follow the format of the Lord’s Prayer and write your own? I once was working with a group of adults and asked them to write their own as an assignment. I challenge you to write yours. You might be surprised at what you learn about yourself and what you believe about both God and prayer.
Too often, I believe that we skip right to the list of requests, prayers of petitions for our own needs and the needs of others, without taking the time to praise him first. We might pray for forgiveness, but do we really mean that we will forgive those who sin against us? How many times have we prayed that God help us avoid temptation? Although I am sure that when we get into a mess, we ask for deliverance! Let us learn to pray as Jesus taught us.
Prayer For Today
Lord, you have given us a formula for prayer as well as an example that we may use when our own words fail. May we never forget to praise you and thank you for all that you have done for us. Amen.
