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The Lord’s Prayer is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. Why do we have it? What could it possibly mean?
‘Our Father, which art 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. And 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.
In the King James Version adds “for thine is the kingdom, the glory, the power forever, amen.”
II have one idea as why it is not in the original text. As much as we still use the King James version to memorize or quote scripture we have to be weary of it. When it was written it was primarily for King James so that he could understand the Bible. He couldn’t read the Greek and Hebrew text but he desired to know more. It was not meant to be a translation for everyone to read or to focus on. The scholars of the King James version were the ones that added the last part, to make it more of a ‘song’ than just a verse. Since most people didn’t read Greek or Hebrew (I guess they still don’t), the only version written in English was what was given to the King. In the last hundred years, we see that more and more translations follow the original texts.
So what does this prayer mean? I will break it down.
Hallowed be your name mean? Simply we need to praise His name because of who He is.
‘Your Kingdom come.’ Heaven is where we will go after we sleep and the head of heaven is God with Jesus on the right hand.
‘Give us our daily bread’ It is saying, ‘Lord, provide everything I need.’
‘Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.’ We are often asked throughout scripture to forgive those who go against us (or against God). I believe for us to grow in Christ we need to forgive those who hurt us, forgive those who say mean things to us, and yes those that even try to kill us. We are sinners too, and if we want God to change us, we have to be able to forgive those who are against us so that He can also forgive our sins and transition our minds into something better for Him.
“Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one“. God doesn’t lead us into temptation but He will allow us to go towards it because we have free will. We need to ask God to teach us how to walk away from it and get tell Satan behind us like he did several times. A side thought is if Satan has become a parasite and is trying to pull you down, quote scripture to him as Jesus did. Pray to God to ask for the boldest as He spoke to Satan. Don’t ever try getting rid of Satan on your own, you NEED the help for Jesus.
This was my father’s favorite choir: You will have to double-click the link to put it into your feed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8jImIjg4UY
Be blessed.