Pray to Our Heavenly Father.

April 29, 2013 - Luke 11:1-4

    ¹ One day he was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said, “Master, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”

   ^2-4 So he said, “When you pray, say,

   Father,
Reveal who you are.
Set the world right.
Keep us alive with three square meals.
Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.”

The disciples saw Jesus was praying. They were also moved by Jesus to pray that they asked Jesus to teach them to pray like him. We pray because our Lord Jesus prays. We pray to Father as Jesus prays to Father. We pray from the bottom of our hearts as Jesus prays from his heart. Jesus prays to His most intimate Father - the Father is in Jesus, and Jesus is in Father. Jesus prays that Father's Name to be revealed in this world. People know Father's Name. Jesus prays that the Father provides his daily needs; Jesus prays that his disciples be forgiven with Father and they in turn forgive the others; Jesus prays that the disciples are safe and protected from the attack of the Devil. 

My Heavenly Father, I come to you this morning and thanks for your unconditional and compassionate love to me that You call me as your beloved son. You know me well from the inside out but You still love me without any more or less and still call me your beloved son. I pray that I am filled with Your Fatherly love in my life and walk with You daily - calling You my beloved Heavenly Father from the bottom of my heart as well. You created me through my earthly father and mother. They love me with their strength and I thank for their care in my life. They may not be perfect but You will never frustrate me and You are able satisfy me with Your love, affirmation, and acceptance. My Father, help me to relate with You that I will be more and more like You, also becoming a better earthly father to my children, just like You. I want to exalt Your Name by demonstrating Your love and preaching Your words. At the same time, I need You to guide my future path by providing my needs and protect me from the Devil as I determine to preach Your Name through teaching your words, healing people's diseases, and proclaiming Your Kingdom.