The whole word of God directs us in how we are to pray, but the Lord's Prayer is a special rule of instruction in prayer. The passages in Luke and Matthew show that the subject of prayer was taught by Christ on more than one occasion and remains an important matter for our consideration. The more we immerse ourselves and fill our minds with the Holy Scriptures the better equipped we will be at right prayer.
The Lord's Prayer was given by Jesus to teach his disciples how to pray, and there are several ways in which we can use this great teaching of the Lord to model our own prayers upon. As we see the reverence of the Lord's Prayer we will learn to make our own prayer reverent and respectful. Godly prayer is to be simple and direct as befitting speaking to our Father. Also, prayer is to be fully God-centered in praise and obedience. Biblical prayer is also interested with physical and material needs; we never put aside the flesh and bones of our prayer needs. While the Lord's Prayer may be offered as a prayer itself, it may never be done superstitiously but rather with understanding and grace. The repetition of the Lord's Prayer may be liable to mechanical repletion, but this is not sufficient grounds for its disuse. As we go through each petition of the Lord's Prayer we will learn more and more of what Jesus desires as right prayer from his people.
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Nathan Eshelman holds a Master of Divinity degree from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI, as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree from Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA. He serves as clerk of the Pacific Coast Presbytery (RPCNA),...
