Prayer For God’s Will To Be Done On Earth

The Model Prayer

Prayer For God’s Will To Be Done On Earth

If you wanted to learn how to pray, who would you choose for a teacher? In Matthew 6:9-13, you can find a model prayer given to you by Jesus Himself. It was not given simply to recite, but to teach you how to pray. It has been called “the true pattern for all prayer.” Each verse in this prayer identifies an important dimension of prayer.

“OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED (HOLY) BE THY NAME.” – VERSE 9 (WORD ADDED)

The starting place for prayer is God Himself. Begin prayer by setting your heart and mind on who God is, rather than on yourself and your circumstances. It will affect everything that follows.

Jesus begins His model for prayer by bringing together two truths that seem so opposite it is almost inconceivable they could be spoken in the same breath. God is your Father. He loves you with a passionate, perfect, tender, unconditional love. God is also Holy.

His glory and majesty are so intense, that even the host of angels surrounding His throne must cover their eyes and feet so as not to be overcome by His presence (Isaiah 6:2). Prayer involves both extreme intimacy and reverence.

A five–star general, the highest ranking officer in the military, may be known by many people. Most of them stand to attention and salute when he walks by. But his beloved (his wife, his children, etc.

) know him intimately and can barge in on him at any time. There are many people who know about God, but as His children, we have direct access to our Father. Through prayer, we can enter His throne room at any time …

and we can know that He longs for us to be there!

Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba (literally Daddy)! Father!” (Romans 8:15, explanation added).

We have all been created with a profound need to be fathered. For many, that need has never been met. A father is one who protects and provides for his children.

With wisdom and love, he guides them and prepares them to flourish in life. God desires to father you.

Before reading on, think for a moment what it means to have God, the Holy, All Powerful, Creator and Ruler of everything, as your Father. Respect Him and receive His love.

“THY KINGDOM COME. THY WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.” – VERSE 10

Because He is God, your heavenly Father knows what is in your heart. He knows what you are going to say before you say it. So why pray? The ultimate purpose of prayer (and of every created thing) is to glorify God.

Through prayer, you have the incredible privilege of participating in God’s awesome eternal plan. Prayer is not about getting God to do something He does not want to do. Prayer is a means by which we appropriate (take possession of, lay hold of) God’s will.

Prayer is a means by which God ushers His will into this world.

Jesus said that apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5). If you take Jesus at His word, then apart from Him we cannot even pray. Recall that by His word, God spoke the world into existence (Psalm 33:6, Psalm 9). As you become intimate with God, study His Word, walk in obedience, and listen in prayer, the Holy Spirit will use you in prayer to speak His will into this world.

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Realize that God’s will is perfect and good (Romans 12:2), and that He is able to do exceedingly more than you could ever ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). In a way, what is available to you through prayer is a special expense account with unlimited funds.

An expense account is defined as an arrangement by which all expenses are paid to fulfill a certain task, which in this case, is Kingdom business. Many of us hardly ever draw on that account, and when we do, the amount is meager compared to what is there for us.

Many submit requests for funds but are denied because the request is not in line with the purpose for which the account is intended. Discover how to appropriate all that God has for you through prayer!

You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives … (James 4:2–3).

“GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.” – VERSE 11

When you give your life to God, you are no longer your own. You belong to Him, and your well being is His responsibility. He is your Father, and He promises to provide what you need to live the life He has called you to live.

Consider the following verses – Matthew 6:25-33, (Psalm 37:25, Philippians 4:19). It has been said that God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s provision.

That statement is most often applied to ministries, but it is equally applicable to people.

But why the “daily” part? For one thing, depending on God for your daily needs keeps your relationship with Him current and fresh. It also helps you to see a clear relationship between your need and His provision. Keep in mind that the ultimate purpose of prayer is not to get things or to get things done.

It is to glorify God. However, when you pray in a specific manner concerning a specific need and that prayer is answered in a specific way, then God becomes more real to you and to those around you who know what He has done.

He receives glory, and you grow in your understanding of His character, His nature, and His ways.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication (petition) with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God (Philippians 4:6, emphasis added).

“AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS, AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN OUR DEBTORS.” – VERSE 12

One writer has observed that “As bread is the first need of the body, so forgiveness is of the soul …it is the entrance into all the Father’s love and all the privileges of children.

” the work of Christ on the cross, God offers the gift of forgiveness for every sin you have ever committed or ever will commit. But for a gift to become yours, you must receive it. You enter into God’s forgiveness when you trust Christ as your Savior.

You continue to walk in the freedom and blessing of His forgiveness as you confess your sins and as you forgive those who have sinned against you.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).

But if you do not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions (Matthew 6:15).

“AND DO NOT LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.” – VERSE 13

As verse 11 leads you to pray for your physical need, and verse 12 the need of your soul, so verse 13 teaches you to pray for your spiritual need. 1 Peter 5:8 reminds you to “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert.

Your adversary, the devil, prowls about a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

” But you need not be fearful for 1 John 4:4 reminds you that “greater is He (The Holy Spirit) who is in you than he (Satan) who is in the world” (descriptions added).

God offers you every spiritual resource you need to defeat the enemy. And as it is with God’s provision for your body and soul, you may appropriate these spiritual resources through prayer. Notice that in verses 10–13 the pronouns are plural.

Pray not only for your needs, but also the needs of others. Praying for others is called intercession. Think about it – many of your friends are even now being stalked by our adversary; some are being held captive by evil spiritual forces.

Through prayer you have the privilege of participating in their rescue!

“For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.” – verse 13b

Verse 13b does not appear in all early manuscripts. However, for the purpose of this study guide, consider that this verse is a powerful proclamation which praises God. And praise is certainly the appropriate response for one who has just been blessed by intimate fellowship with God.

In Exodus 33 we read about a dialogue between Moses and God that took place after the nation of Israel had been incredibly dishonoring to God. Moses had a lot to speak with God about.

At the conclusion of their conversation, Moses told God that he did not even want to go forward unless the presence of God went with Him.

After concluding your time of prayer with God, you would not want to go on without a sense of His presence either, would you?

The Bible teaches that God inhabits the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3). When you praise God, you are inviting Him to manifest His presence in your life, and the powers of darkness will flee because they cannot stand the presence of God.

“AMEN.”

The word “amen” literally means “so be it.” In the words of one writer, “To add ‘amen’ to our prayer is the judge striking his desk with the gavel, proclaiming, ‘It is done.’ ”

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31 Bible Verses to Strengthen Your Prayer Life

Prayer For God’s Will To Be Done On Earth

Looking for verses to inspire you toward a deeper life of prayer? That’s what today’s article is all about.

As we’ve journeyed so far into the Inner Life of Powerful Prayer, we’ve talked about asking the Spirit of God to be our Teacher and How to Pray When You Don’t Know Where to Start.

Now it’s time to take a closer look at what God Himself says about prayer, some examples of prayers from the Bible, and verses that inspire us in our prayer lives.

How to use these verses

  1. Print out this article and post it somewhere you can read a quick verse throughout the day to remind you to pray.
  2. Study one passage every day for a month (using the SOAP method) to strengthen your prayer life.
  3. Pick your favorite verses and write them on index cards to memorize and renew your perspective on prayer.

  4. Share this post with someone who needs encouragement to keep praying when they don’t see immediate answers to prayer.
  5. Pray for a friend who’s on your heart, and then write them a note with one of these verses to encourage him or her.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Mark 11:24

Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-19

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

James 5:16

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
1 John 5:14-15

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 15:7

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
1 Timothy 2:5

And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
Matthew 21:21-22

Pray then this: “Our Father 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 debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Matthew 6:9-13

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 1:5

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Luke 11:9

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
Matthew 6:7

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man.

And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.

’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’”
Luke 18:1-8

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
Jeremiah 33:3

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
Psalm 91:1-4

wise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Romans 8:26

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed the eagle’s.
Psalm 103:1-5

Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”
Luke 11:1

Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!
Psalm 141:2

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
James 5:13-14

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
James 4:3

The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand.
Revelation 8:4

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Elijah was a man with a nature ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.

Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
James 5:16-18

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:16

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
Psalm 51:1-4

And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.
Psalm 50:15

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
Matthew 18:19-20

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41

What’s your favorite Bible verse about prayer? Which verse inspires you to a deeper life of prayer?

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Understanding the Lord’s Prayer , Sample of Essays

Prayer For God’s Will To Be Done On Earth

Understanding the Lord’s Prayer “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:9-13).

Most people, religious or not, are familiar with this prayer. Some call it a prayer, some call it a chant, and some call it a meaningless set of words. No matter what the opinion is regarding the prayer, breaking it down can be thought provoking and difficult to fully understand.

On the surface it is very simple, but below the surface the words have very deep theological implications.

According to the New International Version Bible, Jesus said in Matthew 6:9, “This, then, is how you should pray. ” However, a problem arises this interpretation.

The actual Greek to English translation is “Make your prayers go this. ” In other words, the prayer is actually a template of how prayers should go (Rhodes).

Often, the prayer is mistaken for something that should be recited word for word.

It is not wrong to recite the prayer verbatim, however, God did not intend for people to recite the words as a meaningless ritual.

Praying using Jesus’ template shows the following way to form prayers: To acknowledge who God is, to pray for his work to be done on earth, to ask for what is needed, to ask for forgiveness, and lastly, to ask for a way to deal with temptation and opposition (Rhodes).

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The words “Our Father,” in Matthew 6:9 are two of the most powerful words in the prayer. The definition of the word “Our” is: “Belonging to or associated with more than one person” (www. oogle. com).

The body of Christ is a group of believers that are brothers and sisters in Christ. The first word “Our” suggests being a part of this body of Christ (Ruffin).

The second word “Father” is the one whom is being addressed. A prayer should always start by recognizing that the Lord our God is the one being prayed to, but God also wants to be approached as a child approaches their loving father (Pastor Mike) because God desires intimacy (AllDeaf. com).

God wants to be addressed as “Father” love and humility (Pastor Mike).

The child needs to recognize their position as so, and God’s position as Father. “Hallowed be your name” (Matthew 6:9).

This portion is acknowledging God’s worthiness and greatness (Ruffin) because “Hallowed” literally means: “To make holy” or “To demonstrate as holy. ” When praying the words “Hallowed be your name,” it is praising His holy and worthy name. God is not a buddy or friend whom should be carelessly addressed, but neither is He distant (Pastor Mike).

This concept is loosely related to why God is addressed as Father. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).

This section of the template is praying for God’s work on earth (Rhodes)

The word’s “Your kingdom come,” is praying for the Lord’s guidance (Ruffin) on behalf of God’s kingdom (AllDeaf. com) to do everything unto the Lord.

“Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” is declaring that God is really in charge of everything.

The word “Will” means the same as “Desire,” so praying for God’s will to be done is also praying for all the God desires to be done (Pastor Mike).

These words are also asking the Lord to take over so that His children can operate by His answers and not their own because the key words is “Your will be done,” not “Our will be done” (Ruffin).

“Give us today our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11).

These words are asking for God to provide what is needed in order to sustain spiritual and daily needs (Ruffin).

God may not give everything that is wanted, but he gives everything that is truly needed because God cares for His children. This line also points back to when God was leading His people Egypt and every morning He gave them enough manna to last through the day.

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God did not give them more than one day’s worth of manna, however, so that they would continue to rely on Him to provide (Pastor Mike).

That is why the prayer is not, “Give us this week our weekly bread. ” The prayer is “Give us today our daily bread,” so that God is continually relied on to provide. “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” (Matthew 6:12).

Forgiveness is surrender (AllDeaf. com); God does not want His children to carry their own weight. That is why He created prayer. God created His children in His image, so as a forgiving God, His children must also be forgiving.

In doing so, it shows love to one another and Christ. On the surface, it cannot get more straight forward than asking God to forgive sins, but below the surface something that is not so straight forward is the concept of fairness. Nowhere else in the bible does God talk about fairness.

Looking at the verse the words, “Forgive us our debts,” is not the only thing that is said. It is phrased as a condition. It says, “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. ” Meaning God will forgive the sins of His children, if His children forgive each other.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:13).

This is the section of the template asking for a way to deal with temptation and opposition (Rhodes).

This is asking the Lord to carry away the evil, and anything that represents evil. God wants His children to pray this, so they won’t succumb to the evil temptations of the world.

Some people believe as though sin is the cause of the fall, but really sin is just the victim of temptation. Temptation is the true culprit, because that is what leads God’s children into sin.

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:9-13).

Some call it a prayer, some call it a chant, and some call it a meaningless set of words. Most people, religious or not, are familiar with this prayer, but the body of Christ lives and breathes this prayer. Repeat it and it becomes a meaningless ritual (Rhodes), pray the words and it becomes the foundation to the relationship shared with Christ.

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