Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name." Matthew 6:9
Today, I pause on my study of Zephaniah to lean on DesiringGod.com's Solid Joys daily devotion, which today uses the Lord's Prayer to highlight how we our first priority in prayer should be to "ask our heavenly Father to cause his name to be hallowed." John Piper then shares that "this is a petition, a request. It is not a declaration or acclamation. It is not an expression of praise, but petition." Piper then seeks for us to see two things in this petition:
"One is that prayer does not move God to do things he is disinclined to do. He has every intention to cause his name to be hallowed. Nothing is higher on God’s priority list. But we should ask anyway."
"The other is that prayer is God’s way of bringing our priorities into line with his. God wills to make great things the consequence of our prayers when our prayers are the consequence of his great purposes."
Jesus, help me, in my prayer life and in all of my life, bring glory to Your Name.
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My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an awesome God worthy of all glory, honor and praise and I seek to bring to Your Name - help me do that with my life. Hallowed be Your Name! Thank You for my salvation and and for pouring out Your love into my life - I am not deserving. My sin is great and it continues...daily. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from my sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please continue to heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
