"Our
Father which are in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name,
Your Kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
as we forget those who sin against us
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil:
For Yours is the Kingdom,
and the power and the glory,
For ever. Amen"
(Matthew
6:9-13)
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*I cannot say, " Our," if I live in a watertight spiritual compartment; if I think a special place in heaven is reserved for my denomination. *I cannot say, "Father," if I do not demonstrate the relationship in my daily life.
*I cannot say,
"Who
are in Heaven,"
if I am so occupied with earth that I am not laying up treasure
over there. *I cannot say,
"Hallowed
be your name,"
if I, who am called by His name, am not holy. *I cannot say,
"Your
will be done,"
if I am questioning, resentful, or disobedient to His will for me. *I cannot say,
"Give
us this day our daily bread,"
if I am living on past experiences. *I cannot say,
"Forgive
us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us,"
if I harbour a grudge against anyone. *I cannot say,
"Lead
us not into temptation,"
if I deliberately place myself or remain in a position where I am
likely to be tempted. *I cannot say,
"Deliver
us from the evil one,"
if I am not prepared to fight it in the spiritual realm with the
weapon of prayer. *I cannot say,
"Yours
is the Kingdom,"
if I don't give the King, the disciplined obedience of a loyal
subject. *I cannot say, " Yours is the... Glory," if I am seeking glory for myself.
*I cannot say, " Forever," if my horizons are bound of things of time.
*I cannot say, " Amen," if I do not also add, "Cost that it may," for to say this prayer honestly... will cost everything.
Brother W.M. Gass
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