Short articles of the, "Yes Jesus" Book on prayer. # 36

 

Repeat after Jesus:

“Our Father who art in Heaven”

“The Lord’s Prayer “is it”

 

Any other prayer is at best part of “it.”

Our Lord taught us to pray not as a conspiracy against God the Father.

Nor is the use of persuasive words to move a reluctant God, to change his will or mind in our favor. No! Not at all!

 

The Lord’s Prayer does not seek to change God. On the contrary, we change as we come to understand the mind and the will of God. We come to realize fully the all-convenient will of God by the spirit of the Lord’s Prayer. Then we come to agree with God. Then truly pray and we experience true repentance, true change of mind and predisposition.

 

Jesus said, “This, then is how you should pray”!!!

         Our Father who art in Heaven!!!

         Hallowed be your name!!!

         Your Kingdom come!!!

         Your will be done!!!

 

It is all about God, his name and his Kingdom and his will.

How could anybody dead in sin have come up with such words or even understand it without the help of God the Holy Spirit?

 

Hear yourself saying the Lord’s Prayer again and again and again until you hear Jesus. You may ask: How is that? You will find out for yourself as you pray and pray.

It must be, first of all, a “repeat after me” prayer. It then acquires a life of its own when prayer becomes an agent of uncontrollable change in you. It then becomes sweet, and powerful over everything under the sun. It does not change God. It is our understanding of God and prayer that changes and it changes us for good.

 

This is the teaching elder on duty in matters of Prayer.

Gerry Gutierrez.