Prayer - Pt 7

If "the Lord's Prayer" is the pattern for prayer à we can learn vital truths

1^st index sentence: "Our Father who are in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,"

• Jesus lays out TWO imperatives for prayer - we examine the first in this lesson.

Worship = acknowledge His worth, give Him the honor and reverence due Him.

Supremacy of God

Daniel 4:34 (NASB) "But at the end of that period I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom [endures] from generation to generation. 35 "And all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And [among] the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, 'What hast Thou done?'

Remember:

Exodus 20:7 (NASB) "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Opposite of taking the Lord's name in vain = hallowing His name.

"The name of the Lord denotes not merely a title, but includes all that by which He makes Himself known and all that He shows Himself to be."¹

A person taking the Lord's name in vain is disbelieving, by denying or distorting the truth about God.

God's names testify of His character! Hallowing His name show you acknowledge and respect Who He is and you behave accordingly!

List some thoughts/statements that might show a lack of "hallowing" His name and result in taking His name in vain by thinking wrong thoughts about Him:

Some of the names of God that reflect His character. Learn these and more so that you can reflect upon and reverence the TRUE God. Look up the references when you can and see the full description God's Word gives you of God's character. Look up other names of God on your own.

El Elyon Genesis 14:18-20 The Most High (Sovereign)

Jehovah Tsidkenu Jeremiah 23:6 The Lord our Righteousness

Jehovah Jireh Genesis 22:14 The Lord will Provide

Jehovah Raah Psalm 23:1 The Lord my Shepherd

Jehovah Shalom Judges 6:24 The Lord send Peace

Jehovah Nissi Exodus 17:15 The Lord my Banner

Jehovah Rapha Exodus 15:26 The Lord that Heals

Jehovah Shammah Ezekiel 48:35 The Lord is There

Psalm 111:9 (NASB) He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; Holy and awesome is His name.

Meditate on the names of God, memorize them, and hallow them.

Other names of God I found: