One of the best ways that you can utilize your time is in prayer but that's only a true statement if you are praying properly.

Wouldn't it be great if we had just one passage of Scripture not some law or multiple chapters but just one small passage of Scripture that taught us  

from God's perspective. That Taught us from the words of Messiah himself on how to pray. If we could understand  

that and we can and if we're bold enough to apply that to our life it would be something that would  

be revolutionizing changing transformation and this is what we have in this passage of scripture  

from the book of Matthew and chapter 6 we have the Lord's Prayer many of us we can recite it  

by memory but the question is this do we really understand it do we comprehend why these words  

are here and are we applying that in our life, so our life is indeed transformed through the  

power of prayer well with that said take out your Bible and look with me to the book of Matthew in  

chapter 6 the book of Matthew and chapter 6 now we're going to begin in verse 9 we started this  

verse last week where there is a command and just that a command from Messiah look carefully at this  

passage we read here therefore thus you shall pray not a suggestion he is telling us this is the way  

that you are to pray and all of our prayers and we can pray about a variety of things but all of  

our prayers ultimately need to align themselves with this truth these objectives this revelation  

it's how we pray what we should pray for and the revelation that we need to have when we pray so he  

says once more verse 9 therefore thus you shall pray our Father the one in heaven now why does  

it says our father first and foremost we've talked about this many times the concept of father what  

should enter into our mind provider in prayer we find God's provision if we're not a person that  

prays faithfully don't expect much in the way of provision but once we become committed and if you  

are in charge of some ministry you are a leader of a congregation some study group whatever it  

might be realize how important prayer is because you as in leadership you one of the number one  

things that people who are in leadership think about is the resources do I have enough do this  

organization are we going to meet our financial obligations and one of the ways that that is met  

is through prayer when we pray we can expect God's provision if we pray properly and our  

whole purpose in this study today is to dedicate this lesson to learning how to pray effectively  

therefore, the session our father the one in heaven he's our provider father provider but  

notice the one in heaven I'm translating this very literally the one in heaven he's above us  

it speaks about his authority but also he's in a different dimension and therefore we just don't go  

to him like we go to a friend for a help we don't just think of him as our brother or our daddy so  

to speak but he is our Father who is in heaven that term heaven should immediately convey to  

us respect so does father but our Heavenly Father he demands and and deserves greater respect so our  

Father the one in heaven and then we say something hallowed be your name that were hallowed just in  

an old ancient English word for what well the word we see there is a word holy we're saying here holy  

is your name now that means that God is a God who has purpose holiness is always seen connected to  

purpose it is also connected to sanctification.  Sanctification is being set apart for a specific  

purpose so when we say holy is your name hallowed be your name what we're saying is this God's  

character God's character is manifested in our life through his purposes it is only when our  

character resembles God's then and only then are we going to be equipped for the purposes of God  

so one of the things that this prayer teaches me is when I go before God I need to pray God  

I want to reflect your character your attributes your nature how you behave I want to demonstrate  

those same things in my life that's my objectives  if that's not where it begins then everything  

falls to pieces so we say God holy is your name continue on he says your kingdom come your will  

be done notice one of the first things he speaks about is kingdom not just that that kingdom there  

but we want it to come now we need to understand this in two ways first of all there's that future  

fulfillment we want the kingdom of God to be established obviously but we also want Kingdom  

Authority Kingdom reality Kingdom power Kingdom character to be to be manifested that's what  

we're praying for that things are brought under a kingdom authority there's someone who's sick we  

want that Kingdom power to be brought into that situation that Kingdom power heals restores it  

cast out those things that are contrary to the will of God, so your kingdom come and notice your  

will be done there is that inherent relationship between the will of God and the establishment of  

his kingdom and the reality of his kingdom being manifested in a situation so if I'm not interested  

in the will of God here again stop because you have disqualified yourself from really being  

a man or a woman of Prayer first and foremost prayers that's going to be anointed by God that  

is going to be responded to by God with power and his mighty provision they have to be related to  

his will so we have a kingdom objective, and that kingdom objective is always a manifestation of the  

will of God he says and your will let it be as  in heaven and upon earth verse 11 now when that  

is what we're praying for sincerely objectively  I want a holy perspective to be realized in my  

life in this situation and this problem in this  whatever I want holiness to be manifested I want  

Kingdom Authority to be given that power I want  God's will to be done it's only when we have that  

as our mindset that we move on to verse 11 what is  verse 11 speaking of well look at it carefully he  

says our daily bread sustenance don't expect  God to provide don't expect God to meet your  

needs don't expect him to be a generous God if  we're not interested in holiness if we're not  

interested in his will and we're not committed  to his kingdom when we say Oh his kingdom well  

when it comes that's fine but but I'm not really  interested in that I'm not really understanding  

that that's kind of a foreign thing to me and and  I'm not dealing with him and his purpose is now  

I'm more concerned with my purposes his character  well I'll just do the best I can and move on when  

we have a mindset like that and let me tell you  many people do they're not searching this book  

they don't understand this book they don't know  what God's up to prophecy they kind of scoff at  

and when you are in that mindset what God is  saying is my daily provision you're gonna have  

to get it someplace else I'm not going to meet  your needs I'm not going to respond as I want to  

respond because we are rejecting foundational  truth why he has saved us why he has made us  

into his family verse 11 our daily bread give to  us when today look for God's provision for today  

understand that God one of the reasons why he does  not give and we'll talk about an organization a  

ministry I mean it's rare that someone looks  and said you know what it's it's January 1st  

I have everything I need for this upcoming year  the budgets been met I don't need to worry about  

all the resources they are already provided now  that doesn't happen we are struggling in prayer  

and through prayer for God to meet what tomorrow's  needs know he says give us today our daily bread  

and then he says something else if we want  this provision yes we need to be people who are  

concerned with the will of God but also there's  another aspect and that is a relationship with God  

a relationship that is established by forgiveness  never underestimate the forgiveness the power for  

goodness and what forgiveness does for others when  you forgive them and when you when you have been  

forgiven by God forgiveness it is wonderful and  therefore he says in this passage very clearly  

verse 12 and forgive us our debts our unfulfilled  obligations and it's a relationship to to sin as  

also we forgive our debtors so those things that  we have not fulfilled to you those things that  

we have violated those things that that are wrong  that we have in our life against you God or others  

we ask forgiveness but that forgiveness won't be  there for us if we're not willing to what forgive  

our debtors those who have acted unkindly to us  now one of the things that that happens is and I  

realize that this is a a controversial statement  for some but but hear it out it's so important  

nothing happens in a vacuum everything that takes  place has to do with the Providence of God either  

God is the cause of it or he is allowed it and it  he's allowed it it is for a purpose in your life  

so let's say someone does something unkind to me  we all have that unfortunately sometimes I'm the  

one you're the one who've done the unkind thing  but in this case someone has done something unkind  

not nice to me now God allowed that to happen  not saying that he caused it but he allowed it  

to happen and he allowed you to become aware of  it you have realized this person has not been  

nice to me this person has sinned against me this  person has offended me in some way the fact that  

you are aware of it has a purpose and anointing  to it why so that you can forgive that person and  

remember the forgiveness that God has given to  you we need to live constantly because we're in  

need of it constantly we need to remember God's  forgiveness so when someone acts unkindly to me  

when someone sins against me the first thing that  I do is say to myself well God the fact that you  

have allowed that and that you have caused it to  come to my attention means I need to remember how  

much I'm indebted to you how much I'm in need  of your forgiveness so God can use that for  

good to remind me of what he's saying here we're  supposed to be forgiving and when I remember that  

it makes forgiving them so much easier not that  I hope I have to forgive them but what he says  

here if I'm unwilling I'm not going to get his  forgiveness in a given situation it's not talking  

about salvation that we lose our salvation but  when we are walking in unforgiveness it has an  

adverse effect in our life so we want to forgive  and experience God's goodness verse verse 13 he  

says here and do not lead us into temptation again  this is a a controversial statement but we need to  

understand it properly and that is God does not  cause temptation God does not say I'm going to  

take this person so that they're tempted to sin  that's not what it's saying what it's saying is  

this God do not allow me that's the implication  of the statement do not lead me into temptation  

God do not allow me to be taken into temptation  shield me from that we don't want to experience  

temptation so we're praying to God God keep  me from this hour of temptation he goes on  

but deliver us from what evil now do you see  how the scripture is is working together two  

things are being taught this this sentence which  says lead me not into temptation but deliver me  

from evil we have something God is teaching us  that when we are encountering temptation and we  

do all the time amen we experience that desire  something happens that that that arise is up  

this passion that we have for whatever it might  be this activity of that activity but we are  

tempted to do something and what he wants us to  realize is that that temptation brings evil when  

it says deliver me from evil he's saying if you  succumb to this temptation not just that you do  

evil but that through temptation you are going to  experience evil if you succumb to it you do evil  

and you're going to receive evil now why is that  important for this reason it is when I realized  

that succumbing to temptation not only am i doing  that which is evil but I'm going to encounter evil  

we're gonna pray that much more Dillons - when  temptation happens to be individuals that flee  

quickly so a very important passage here when he  says verse 13 and do not lead us into temptation  

but deliver us from evil because years is the  kingdom now he's killing us a principle how  

do i how do I overcome temptation how do I not  experience it or have victory over it well the  

first thing he talks about is the kingdom that God  you have a kingdom when I am undergoing temptation  

every individual does so in fact believers do so  more than unbelievers why for unbelievers they  

just see it as an opportunity we understand that  it's a wrong opportunity it is something that is  

against the purpose of God the plan of God what  we're being tempted to do and what where does  

the solution the victory over temptation begins  fleeing obviously but sometimes we're too weak  

to even flee so what do we have to begin to think  about right here Kingdom when I am Kingdom minded  

when I am thinking of the things of Kingdom  you know what I'm going to realize how pale  

in comparison how worthless how counterfeit  how corrupt the things of this world are now  

when we're dealing with temptation temptation is  getting something of the world write that down  

make a notice of that all temptation is getting  something of the world either through worldly ways  

or that which is worldly in and of itself and when  we are tempted we need to begin to do just what  

the scripture says four years is the kingdom  God you have a kingdom and that Kingdom and  

the things connected to that Kingdom are so much  better these things are false they're counterfeit  

they're corrupt they're deceiving they're lying  I want the kingdom I don't want to settle for an  

imitation I don't want to settle for something  that is fleeing that's good to leave me in the  

end feeling worst and empty no I want something  that is satisfying what's that Kingdom promises  

so he says yours is the kingdom and then what  and the power if you want kingdom power in your  

life become Kingdom mind it's just that simple  you want Kingdom power think things according to  

the kingdom when you're striving for the kingdom  wanting to bring a kingdom character a kingdom  

reality a kingdom authority into the situation  when that's your objective what's he saying here  

he also has power for yours is the kingdom the  power and when that power is manifested kingdom  

power is manifested what's the outcome what's the  next thing he says in glory for thy is the kingdom  

the power and the glory for how long here's the  difference for ever amen believe it it's true  

that's what Amon means believe it because it's  true now here's the takeaway for us I'm in a  

moment of temptation and what do I do I begin to  think what got what the enemy is tempting me with  

what he is promising what he's enticing me with it  is false it is a counterfeit it is going to leave  

me empty and whatever gratification that I have  it is temporal it's gonna come and it's good to  

go and in the end it's going to bring about what  did we learn in the previous verse it's going to  

bring about evil when I succumb to temptation I  am inviting evil into my life that's what what  

Messiah is saying here but when I and King didn't  mind it I have access to the power and that power  

is going to manifest God's glory that's the  blessing of faithfulness glory is manifested  

and what does he say he says here not only that  but it is for ever verse 14 for if you forgive  

the trespasses of men he says I will also forgive  whose eye your heavenly Father will also forgive  

you but if you do not forgive the trespasses of  men nor will your heavenly Father forgive your  

trespasses what an important statement that we  need to be people that are indeed forgiving in  

nature forgiving quick because if we don't our  lack of forgiveness is going to have an adverse  

effect upon us and realize something what he's  saying the reason why he ends this prayer in this  

way is because our relationship with others are  so critical in our relationship with God broken  

relationships conflict with others I mean we know  marriage wise it says that when a man a husband is  

is that odds with his wife there is not a healed  relationship it says that it hinders his prayers  

well that's true but realize when I'm at odds  with other people it also has an effect upon  

my prayer life now where are we going to well we  won't have time but look briefly at verse 16 and  

verse 16 we go we've been talking about prayer how  to pray now what does he deal with he talks about  

fasting and we see something we see fasting and  prayer always go together see some of the Greek  

manuscripts they will talk about fasting but they  won't have the word and prayer if you look at the  

ancient the Texas Receptus it does have fasting  and prayer why a Jewish perspective culturally  

biblically speaking there is never a fast it's not  with prayer why see if our fasting is I'm just not  

gonna eat we're not fasting we're just on a diet  that's all it is there's nothing spiritual related  

to it whatsoever no fasting not eating always is  for us in regard to our prayer life fasting and  

prayer they go together I fast because it is going  to impact my ability to pray I am NOT going to be  

trusting in my flesh because my flesh is going  to be worn out because I'm hungry I'm empty no  

fasting demands that I rely upon the spirit not  the body and prayers that are going to be the  

most anointed are not prayers that are motivated  or or place the pawn that which is of the natural  

but that was us is on the supernatural so he says  here let's begin verse 16 he says and whenever you  

shall fast and the implication is we should be  fasting now there are community fasts when we  

do so in a public way we gather the community  fast and there's certain days for example on  

on Purim and if you don't know about this this  has to do with the book of Esther and Esther we  

know fasted three days and therefore before that  holiday comes up when we remember the victory that  

God gave the people in the days of Mordecai and  Esther in remembering that there's a community  

fasts and there's other times within the calendar  the biblical calendar and we see that in the book  

of Zechariah he mentions for fast days and these  fast days are as well they are accompanied with  

Scripture reading and prayer so there is no  fasting without prayer and we're going to see  

that in this scripture once again and whenever  you fess do not be as and again he says it do  

not be as the hypocrites meaning this we confess  in an improper way and in the same measure that  

a proper fess is going to have a magnificent  and a massive change in our situation and in  

our prayers when we fast improperly and improper  fast is going to have a massive inadequate action  

something that is not pleasing to God something  that's not going to accomplish its objective and  

that's why it's so important that we learn how  to fast properly and that's what we're going to  

talk about next week when we move on in this  sixth chapter of the book of Matthew learning  

more from this Sermon on the Mount that gives  us wisdom for us to live by while close with  

that until next week Shalom from Israel well  we hope you will benefit from today's message  

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