Saturday, 11 March 2017

East Ridge Pres

Matthew 6 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” Hallowed be your name. What does that mean? The thought is this: May your name be treated as holy. May your name be treated with reverence and honor. By me today. and others today. Many Christians are not reverent. Think little of God. By this prayer God will become greater and greater in our minds and hearts. You must think of him always as holy, with great reverence and adoration and awe. This pray can change the very moment in which you pray it. Pray this simple prayer. Hallowed be your name. Pray it with each task you take up. Pray that this TASK may be done in reverence for God’s holiness. As adoration. As worship. When you dress your child. Pray:May your name be hallowed by me in this task. When you take out the garbage. pray: Hallowed be your name now. When you drop off the kids at school. Hallowed be your name. When you are cooking supper. Washing dishes. Writing reports. Attending meetings. Hallowed be your name. May I honor your name. When you give your child his bath and put him to bed. Hallowed be your name. This prayer makes the most mundane and common tasks HOLY. This means they have great worth in God’s eyes. God watches and is pleased. You will no longer find them dull and empty, but instead beautiful ways to worship God throughout the day. Each action is holy and no longer boring or empty. Pray and work. Work and pray. Pray this prayer when the task is painful as well. When you find the task distasteful, even repugnant. The task becomes holy and a blessing to you. Still painful, but now of eternal value.