"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God."(Romans 8:26-27)
John 17 is the total prayer of the Lord. It is a prayer that represents us, and according to this prayer even now, the Holy Spirit groans and intercedes for us.
Therefore, to those who are called in Christ and love God, all things work together for good in conformity to the image of the Lord.(Rom 8:28-29)
The Lord's prayers and the Lord's prayer that He taught us are practically the same. Therefore, the Lord always prays the Lord's prayers, so we must follow the Lord's prayer, who taught us to pray like this.
The prayer that the Lord taught us first is, "Hallowed be your name." The name of the Lord is very important. We are saved and sanctified by his name.
We are sanctified because his name is sanctified.
A name is a sign of existence. If we accept Christ as Lord and become children of God, the name of the Lord has already permeated us and changed into our attributes. So we are not those who say, Lord Lord, who is outside, but we have become Christians with the Spirit of Christ (Romans 8:9).
It refers to the state that contains the name of the Lord, Christ.
Therefore, His name must be sanctified through us.
Next, we pray, "Your kingdom come." This prayer is an expression of our will to receive the Lord's rule. It means that my master is decided at every moment, and a revolution in which the regime changes within me is taking place.
Almighty God can be called by ordinary people, but Christ cannot be called Lord except by the Holy Spirit.(1 Cor 12:3)
Because we call God our Father, God and us become a relationdhio between father and son, and our belongings change, and we are given the qualifications of God's children together with Christ.
When you call God as Father, you give glory and thanks, and when you call him Lord, you promise loyalty and service.
Next the will is being built and completed on earth as it is in heaven, and it is a prayer that I agree to actively participate in that work.
In other words, it is a prayer to swear allegiance.
Therefore, in order for faith to become a daily life, we must pray for will of heaven to fulfilled on earth ( me ).
Heaven is a general assembly of beings who do nothing but glorify God and are governed by God and are loyal.
The next step is to seek bread, and the bread is the Word of God. Workers who do the Lord's work must eat bread. The priests who entered the sanctuary of the temple eat the bread of the showbread to do their worj. Therefore, we pray every day every moment, " Give me bread, I will work".
And we pray, ' Forgive us our sins (debts)'. "Opheleimata" here is close to duty. It's a prayer, "That man did not fulfill his duty to me, please don't let me retaliate against him."
That is why in order to be merciful to others we must seek the bread of God who gives generously and does not rebuke.
Then it is " Lead us not into temptation". In the last days, Satan attacks believers like a roaring lion, like an angel of light.
It is asking God, "Please do not allow me to be tempted"(see 1 Cor 10:13)
Finally, we should pray, "Deliver us from evil, that is, from the evil one," we must always pray this prayer because Satan is not our opponent.
And the prayer that the Lord taught us will end with praise to give God the kingdom, power, and glory.(Mat 6:9-13)
Therefore, only when your name is sanctified, your kingdom come, your will be fulfilled and prayers for your daily bread must be prayers for forgiveness and tolerance, you will not fall into temptation and will overcome evil.
Therefore if we do not pray as the Lord has taught us, as the Holy Spirit knows the Lord's prayers and intercedes for us, we are always offended by other people's work, we cannot overcome temptstion and we are always defeated by Satan.
The heart becomes hardened and mental illness such as hatred or resentment begins to develop and the person becomes weaker and weaker.
Howevet, David the romance of our faith, usually receives the word of God, offers sacrifices in the temple, and fulfills the word to himself as bread, he overcame trisls, suffering and tribulation and became victorious.
We must too.
Written by Ptr. Yohan Kim.
Translated by Nancy Chung
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