What do we understand by this first sentence of the Prayer given by Jesus to His Disciples? Is it an invocation or just a form of address to open up the prayer?
Such easy views of course are held by many today and is responsible for the way this all important prayer is said or rather "rattled off".
Through these words however, the Son of God teaches us how we have to approach God. The state of our being before we dare to come before the Most High shall be one of total humility and a solemn desire to give our self to Him without reserve.When we say "Our Father Who Art In Heaven!" it shall be a sacred vow! A vow to serve and obey God as a child and submit humbly to all His ordinances. Apart from being an acknowledgement of God's Omniscience, it is synonymous to giving the Almighty all the rights a father has over a child and a plea that He treats us as a father has to treat his children. We thereby also make a pledge to listen and obey God as a child!
Bearing all these in mind,may we be more genuine from now on especially when we wish to approach our Maker.In the next entries we will examine the other parts of the Lord's Prayer in the Light of Truth!
Such easy views of course are held by many today and is responsible for the way this all important prayer is said or rather "rattled off".
Through these words however, the Son of God teaches us how we have to approach God. The state of our being before we dare to come before the Most High shall be one of total humility and a solemn desire to give our self to Him without reserve.When we say "Our Father Who Art In Heaven!" it shall be a sacred vow! A vow to serve and obey God as a child and submit humbly to all His ordinances. Apart from being an acknowledgement of God's Omniscience, it is synonymous to giving the Almighty all the rights a father has over a child and a plea that He treats us as a father has to treat his children. We thereby also make a pledge to listen and obey God as a child!
Bearing all these in mind,may we be more genuine from now on especially when we wish to approach our Maker.In the next entries we will examine the other parts of the Lord's Prayer in the Light of Truth!
