The Lord's Prayer Wrap Up

One of the things that I do as I pray through the Lord's Prayer is to also pray these same things for my family. I pray that God would be glorified in their lives. I ask that His rule and will would take place in their lives. I pray that God would meet their needs. I ask Him to forgive them and help them confess their sins and to forgive others. I pray that He would not lead them into temptation but if they are tempted to deal with it properly and I pray that God would deliver them from evil. As I finish praying through the Lord's Prayer I also then lift up anything that comes to mind. It may be is praying for others that come to mind or things in my life I want God to work on today. Try it for a few weeks and see if this helps you pray and seek God more consistently. I know it has helped me.

The Lord's Prayer "but deliver us from evil"

We now come to the end of the Lord's prayer. Now we ask for deliverance from evil or from the evil one. We pray to God for protection from evil. I take this time to put on the armor of God that Paul talks about in Ephesians 6. If you think about this armor that God has given us, it is like we are clothing ourselves with God. That He covers us and protects us from every evil as we depend on Him. I also pray against that attacks of the enemy in my life. I stand as a child of God under His kingdom rule and authority. Think of it this way, if someone were to attack an ambassador of our country it would be viewed as an attack on the nation itself. We are God's ambassador's and attacks against us are attacks against God. As Elisha says in 2 Kings 6, those who are with us are more powerful than those who are with the enemy. Depend on God to deliver you from evil and trust His guidance.

Lord's Prayer "lead us not into temptation"

This is a very important part of the Lord's Prayer. We ask God to not lead us into temptation which God will not do because according to James 1:13 God cannot be tempted and does not tempt to evil. If we are walking in God's will we will avoid most temptations but sometimes we stray and end up facing temptation. Sometimes the enemy will bring temptation to us. When we face temptation we have a few things we can do to overcome it. First, we can flee. Time and time again we are told to flee immorality and other sins. Sometimes you can't flee for some reason or another. We also have the promise that God will provide a way out from any temptation that we face (1 Cor 10:13). So we pray and ask God to show us the way out. We ask the Holy Spirit for help and guidance. We can go to God's word and see what it says about our situation and how to handle it. We can cry out to God for His help. There are times when we need to seek help from others when dealing with temptation. We need to find someone we trust who we can share our weaknesses with and have accountability for our actions and thoughts. Put all of this into practice and you will begin to see victory over temptation. But you have to want victory and to hate the sin. Until you hate your sin you will continue to fall. Ask God to open you eyes to the sins that you love and for Him to show you how damaging it truly is to your life and the lives of others.