Experiencing the Depths of the Lord's Prayer

“We’re born suspicious of God, that He’s not who He says He is. But when you know God’s character, you ‘hallow’ His name!”
Martha Kilpatrick, Experiencing the Depths of the Lord’s Prayer

Experiencing the Depths of the Lord’s Prayer Verse by Verse!

Next to John 3:16, there may be no other passage of scripture so universally known as the Lord’s Prayer.

In this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13 KJV

If you were raised in the church, you memorized this prayer as a child. And if you found the Lord later in life, the Lord’s prayer is one of the first things you learned. It is utterly foundational to the Christian life, and yet it is the believer’s very familiarity with this prayer that may become an obstacle to discovering the true depths of riches held in these 66 words.

The moment we think we know something, we cease to look any further in that direction. But the Holy Spirit can lead us to a single scripture dozens of times and teach us something new each time. To master a single verse is as possible as mastering Elohim, Creator of All. And this begs the question: How much of our Father’s abundance are we missing out on because we think we already know what He’s offering?

In Experiencing the Depths of the Lord’s Prayer, Martha Kilpatrick moves through familiar ground and uncovers hidden treasures too easily overlooked. Verse by verse, and sometimes word by word, the Lord’s Prayer comes alive practically and personally for listeners hungry to know ‘our Father’ more deeply.

“’Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven.’ There is wisdom from above and wisdom from below. We are to wait for what comes down to us from above.”
Martha Kilpatrick, Experiencing the Depths of the Lord’s Prayer