For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. – Matthew 6:13. This is the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer.  By adding these words we should say to God in childlike simplicity that, being the Lord …

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But deliver us from evil. – Matthew 6:13. Do you find it easy to bear cross and tribulation?  Probably not.  Cross and tribulation smarts. We groan beneath it.  It seems to us to be an evil.  And now our dear …

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And lead us not into temptation. – Matthew 6:13. There are two kinds of temptation: temptation for good and temptation for evil.  Temptation for good is sent by God; temptation for evil comes from the devil, the world, and our …

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And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. – Matthew 6:12. We daily sin much.  This, surely, is certain.  And we deserve nothing but punishment.  And we do not deserve that God should accept and hear our prayers …

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Give us this day our daily bread. – Matthew 6:11. How tenderly mindful our heavenly Father is, even of our poor body and its wants and needs!  His Son, our dear Savior, bids us pray: “Give us this day our …

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Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. – Matthew 6:10. God’s will toward us is a good and gracious will.  God wants us to be His dear children and to obtain life everlasting.  He wants us …

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Thy kingdom come! – Matthew 6:10. Not the Kingdom of Power is meant, for that comprises all creatures in heaven, earth, and hell. The Kingdom of Grace is meant, and the Kingdom of Glory.  That the confines of the Kingdom …

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Hallowed be Thy name. – Matthew 6:9. This is the first petition which we are to make.  We should pray that God’s name be hallowed among us.  What name of God?  Why, the name “Father.”  We should beg God to …

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Our Father who art in heaven. – Matthew 6:9. The Lord’s Prayer is the best prayer there is, for it has been taught us by Jesus Himself.  And Christ instructs us to address God by the name “Father:” “Our Father …

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Pray without ceasing. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17. Scoffers would have this text say that Christians should do nothing but pray all the time.  But let us tell you what is meant.  When a little child is with its mother, and …

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