The Lord’s Prayer Was Never About You

The Lord’s Prayer Was Never About You -
It was always about Him.

We’ve memorized it. We’ve recited it in services, locker rooms, and hospital rooms. We’ve even been told it’s how to pray.

But what if the Lord’s Prayer isn’t an instruction manual at all?

What if it’s a window into who Jesus is—not a to-do list for us, but a truth-declaration about Him?

A Closer Look

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.”

Before Jesus, no Jew called God “Father” in personal prayer. But here, Jesus introduces the intimacy He would make possible. Through Him, we would become children of God—not by effort, but by birth.

“Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

Jesus is the will of God on earth. Wherever He went, the kingdom of God showed up. This wasn’t a plea for better circumstances. It was a prophecy of what Jesus would fulfill: the perfect will of God invading our broken world through Him.

“Give us this day our daily bread.”

He is the Bread of Life (John 6:35). Manna came from heaven in the wilderness, but Jesus came from heaven for eternity. The prayer doesn’t point to your pantry—it points to the Person who satisfies every hunger of the human heart.

“Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”

Before the cross, forgiveness was conditional. But after the cross, forgiveness became complete. Jesus didn’t just ask the Father to forgive—He became the forgiveness of the world. Now, we forgive because we are forgiven (Ephesians 4:32).

“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”

Jesus was led into temptation for us. And He overcame. He doesn’t just help us avoid evil—He has delivered us from it by His finished work on the cross.

“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

That’s not a benediction—it’s a coronation. Jesus is the King. All power belongs to Him. And all glory flows to Him, forever.

Final Thought:

This prayer isn’t a daily checklist—it’s a daily celebration.
Not a formula—a fulfillment.
Every line leads us not into religious striving, but straight to Jesus.

So next time you hear the Lord’s Prayer, don’t just recite it. Receive it.
Because the One who taught it is the One who is every word of it.

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