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PRAYING THE LORD’S PRAYER
If we recite a prayer with no thought we will never get answers. Let’s look at someone who got answers to copy how they did it.

David in Psalms 100 says to pray by entering into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Thanksgiving and praise in prayer teach us to focus on the good things we have. If I thank God for several good things that I have, it increases my contentment.

We can pray about that as well. Pray, “Father, take away my spirit of gambling and help me to be content).” We will not need gambling at all if we are fully content.

After giving thanks we begin the great prayer.

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name.

Matthew Henry says that the phrase “Hallowed be thy Name” means that we Praise Jesus. We can pause at this point and praise Jesus for how He fills people and makes their lives better, or praise Him for what He did at the cross.

We have “All we need” with Jesus. When we pray sincerely, we start to understand that truth.

As we begin this great prayer our thoughts should be: How can we praise Him? What can we praise Him for?

This prayer is great and powerful. I will continue with this tomorrow.