He is in a special manner a Father to the saints, by adoption and regeneration (Ephesians 1:5; Galatians 4:6); and an unspeakable privilege it is. "Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother the same offense? They made their own cloth. 2. It is: (1) short, (2) spontaneous, (3) God-oriented, the first three petitions being for things of God rather than for things of men, (4) extemporaneous, being given in two forms by Christ himself as evidenced by the Matthew and Luke accounts, (5) to the point, and (6) full of humility. John sends his own disciples to ask if Jesus is really the Messiah. Verse Matthew 6:14. Jesus teaches His disciples to confront scribes, Pharisees, priests, and Levites because of their . I can't do it right now. Their fasting will be of no value in God’s sight if they use it to win people’s praise. The very thing that Jesus spoke against: thinking that you'll be heard for your much speaking. This is a divine appeal for men to put first things first. He is not like the lifeless idols of the heathen, but is a loving Father who understands his children’s needs (Matthew 6:5-8). Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. And they got angry at the man. "Thou shalt not commit adultery". ], "Jesus’ conception of God’s kingdom is not simply that of the universal sovereignty of God, which may or may not be accepted by men but is always there. The blind man said to the Pharisees when they were challenging him on how he was healed. (3) The third area of abuse of the sacred privilege of prayer is in the matter of vain, empty repetitions. Well what did he do? Spurgeon's Commentary on Matthew therefore represents the fruit of a lifetime spent in the study and exposition of Scripture. ( Matthew 6:30 ). And they created, through their buying, a demand, an artificial price. The heathen think that they're gonna be heard for their much speaking, but it isn't the much speaking.Now Jesus then gave to us a model prayer. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. This is a reiteration of the divine prerequisite for forgiveness, namely, a forgiving heart. See more on Matthew 4:1ff. So take head that you don't do your righteous act to be seen of men, before men to be seen of them. By prayer, we send before us thither, where we profess to be going. You say, "But I don't understand". Even that was exceeded by Aimie Semple McPherson whose 31 minutes and 10 seconds of "prayer" before the Democratic convention that nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt the first time must have set some kind of record at Chicago in 1932. The kingdom of God should be placed first: (1) in importance, (2) in point of time, and (3) in emphasis. I mean, look at the eateries today, the gourmets, all of the emphasis of the magazines upon food, upon clothes. Give us this day our daily bread. Thus, if one limits these words to their obvious, primary, and original meaning, they form no proper part of a prayer today. Now, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which exists today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe ye, O ye of little faith? What are we gonna just say this time, you know. Let thy name be sanctified, for it is a holy name; no matter what becomes of our polluted names, but, Lord, what wilt thou do to thy great name?" I just intend to follow it and to be forgiving and to forgive. This is an absolute condition. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward ( Matthew 6:5 ). Where I am seeking then and petitioning God for the needs of the lost world around me.And all three of these are brought forth in this model prayer for Jesus, "My kingdom come, My will be done on earth as it is in heaven" intercession for the kingdom. Didn't you hear those people raving about how marvelous I was?" In a narrow sense, the asking of God for my own needs. As we are dependent on him one day as much as another, it was evidently the intention of the Saviour that prayer should be offered every day. He came home again, dismissed his own wife, and married the sister-in-law whom he had lured . If you will seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; all these other things will be added ( Matthew 6:33 ). It's possible for me to deceive myself. [Note: See Aída Besançon Spencer, "Father-Ruler: The Meaning of the Metaphor ’Father’ for God in the Bible," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39:3 (September 1996):433-42.] Prayer is not intended to impress people; it's intended to impress God. 32.]. They want their reward, oh this cake is delicious, you know.Now Jesus moves into a different realm in this sermon as he talks to us concerning our treasures. Oh, he must be spiritual.And it is possible that as you're going through your eighteen prayers you're thinking, oh, I know they're all watching me and they know how spiritual I am. How strange it is that this very prayer should have become the very thing it was designed to prevent, namely a rote prayer! The problem was one of unmitigated hypocrisy, caused by the attempted service of both God and the devil at the same time, or, in another frame of reference, the dual service of God and mammon, or wealth. "Daily bread" brings one back to the level of actual need. And I was fasting you know, for the last couple of days and what are ya gonna do? God, take over the reigns and guide my life through the future. Now Jesus said, "The lord of that servant commended the servant, not for his dishonesty but for his wisdom saying that "the children of this generation are wiser than the children of light"( Luke 16:1-8 ). And as Paul the apostle said you know there was a time when he thought that, as far as the law was concerned he was perfect, he wrote to the Philippians and he said, "Concerning the righteousness which is the law" ( Philippians 3:6 ). Plainly thus: there are three parts of the prayer. Now, forgiveness is not a matter of mathematics. T. Bab. Now a lot of people take the title in ignorance and I don't accept that. It is not as if God tempted any to sin; but, "Lord, do not let Satan loose upon us; chain up that roaring lion, for he is subtle and spiteful; Lord, do not leave us to ourselves (Psalms 19:13), for we are very weak; Lord, do not lay stumbling-blocks and snares before us, nor put us into circumstances that may be an occasion of falling." And the real thrust of prayer is not my will be done --and this is the fallacy of these teachers today who have become so popular on television and in the full gospel circle. "Oh no, you've had all the time you're gonna get". But I really do not consider myself as reverend Chuck Smith. It may be proper to remark that this doxology, “for thine is the kingdom,” etc., is missing in many manuscripts, and that its authenticity is doubtful. ( Matthew 6:27 ). But then that mind-boggling statement when Jesus said to his disciples, "Except your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and the Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter the kingdom of heaven." Again, remember Jesus said, "When you pray don't think that you have to pray a long time" God knows what you need before you ever ask him and the Lord knows that you need these things. But don't worry, don't be fretting. That's not scriptural. And he looks at the account and he says, "Well, I don't see anything here, Chuck". 60. The idiomatic expression "blowing one's own horn" is perhaps derived from this very passage. Hey, God doesn't appreciate anything given to him that you gripe about. [Note: J. And he looks at the account and he says, "Well, I don't see anything here, Chuck". And they said, "Well, as far as the man... " they said, "Give this glory to God. Men's passions shall not frustrate God's word. This petition focuses on God’s kingdom. And therein is my only hope of entering into the kingdom of heaven: my faith in God's finished work through Jesus Christ in achieving for me that righteous standing before God.Now, we get into chapter six and here Jesus, first of all, enunciates a principle, and as is the method of great teachers, there is statement of the principle and then the illustration and amplification of that principle. And they said, "Well, as far as the man... " they said, "Give this glory to God. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. You begin to neglect the one along the line; you'll hold the one and hate the other. But it's unfortunate, you know, they start out and they say reverend Chuck Smith, and then you know they're trying to puff you up a little more and they say, "The reverend Chuck Smith". The name of the Lord is reverend; it's hallowed, but surely not the name of any man. When we pray that God's name may be glorified, [1.] He that relents toward his brother, thereby shows that he repents toward his God. I don't think the order is important but I think that all three forms should be followed when we pray. It means “verily, certainly, so be it.” It is probable that this word was used by the people in the synagogue to signify their assent to the prayer that was uttered by the minister, and, to some extent, it was probably so used in the Christian Church. And thus they become empty repetition of words. Note also the contrast of rewards in these two verses. This indicates that Christ did not think his disciples would lead sinless lives (1 John 1:8). We must wrestle with God in his own strength, both as to the nature of our pleas and the urging of them. thinking that you'll be heard for your much speaking ( Matthew 6:7 ). We are in the section of the book of Matthew that is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount because it was delivered to the disciples of Jesus on the mountainside there above the Sea of Galilee. Not asking him for anything but just that worshiping God as I am aware and conscience of his greatness and of his glory and his power. 4. And that relationship is a child coming to the Father. —Strictly interpreted, the words go further than those of Matthew 5:32, and appear to forbid divorce under all circumstances.They are, however, rather the expression of the principle that should underlie laws, than the formulated law itself, and, as such, they assert the true ideal of marriage without making provision (such as was made before) for that . If he had only read James instead of McKeeber, he could have spared himself a lot of misery. The reason John the Baptist and his disciples fasted, and Jesus, and his disciples did not fast is due to a difference in ministry. These notes have been compiled while leading various Bible studies over the past 30 years. Now, "Hallowed it be thy name" is actually a petition. Hallowed or reverend it be thy name. And everybody says, oh ain't that wonderful? And again, a right way and a wrong way. Paul said if you don't work you shouldn't eat ( 2 Thessalonians 3:10 ). 1. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take" you know. Family forgiveness keeps our fellowship with God intimate within God’s family. Motivation is such an important thing. He is a common Father to all mankind by creation, Malachi 2:10; Acts 17:28. And these guys are all gonna know what I'm gonna pledge. The first three deal with the coming of the kingdom, and the last three are appeals in view of the coming kingdom. In prayer we should remember that He is a loving Father who will respond as such to His children. But how can your righteousness exceed the scribes and the Pharisees? Most of the petitions in the Lord's prayer had been commonly used by the Jews in their devotions, or words to the same effect: but that clause in the fifth petition, As we forgive our debtors, was perfectly new, and therefore our Saviour here shows for what reason he added it, not with any personal reflection upon the peevishness, litigiousness, and ill nature of the men of that generation, though there was cause enough for it, but only from the necessity and importance of the thing itself. I just intend to follow it and to be forgiving and to forgive. I said ain't that a marvelous thing? And which of you by just worrying about it and sitting there wishing can add eighteen inches to your height? Christ came into the world as the great Peace-Maker, and not only to reconcile us to God, but one to another, and in this we must comply with him. Now Paul the apostle speaks of that which motivated him, he said, "For the love of Christ constrains me" ( 2 Corinthians 5:14 ). Therefore, prayer is opening the door to God to do the things for me that he was planning and wanting to do all the while but would not do against my will. Let's exalt the Lord. The value of gold is apt to depreciate, silver is apt to depreciate; moth and rust can corrupt it, thieves can break through and steal. Several of the primitive fathers understood it something in this way; and have therefore added quam ferre non possimus, "which we cannot bear." The Lord knows that you need these things. The doxology is most appropriate and has a positive value in affirming the fact of the kingdom's being already established. So their interpreting of the law was totally wrong and it was creating a completely wrong reaction on their part to the law. And I'm prone many times to carry that sense of defeat or overwhelmed by the problem into my prayer life with God as though it's overwhelmed me. Thou hast control over all these things, and canst so order them as to answer these petitions. See Luke 22:42. And I found out how he got his reputation as a man of prayer. The meaning depends on what "evil" means. 5. Because I figure, hey, if you go ahead and just say, oh no I can't eat that I'm fasting, then you have your reward anyhow. (1-5) God's judgments against them. 2. I'm in today and here I am and I ate and you know I've got clothes and I, I don't worry so much about today but what am I gonna do tomorrow? Lastly, To all this we are taught to affix our Amen, so be it. The first three petitions stand alone, but the last three have connecting "ands" that bind them together. What am I gonna do when that bill comes due next week? One cannot walk in fellowship with God if he refuses to forgive others." On the ether hand, the words, "Which art in heaven," are so characteristic of St. Matthew (Matthew 10:32, 33; cf. That's divine truth. 2. c Ib. And yet, David said "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord does not hear me when I pray". Some modern individuals advocate thinking of God as our Mother. And now silver's five dollars an ounce again and gold is down around three hundred dollars. We sometimes use the phrase for evermore: i.e. For thine is the kingdom It is surprising that this clause, which agrees so well with the rest of the prayer, has been left out by the Latins: (444) for it was not added merely for the purpose of kindling our hearts to seek the glory of God, and of reminding us what ought to be the object of our prayers; but likewise to teach us, that our prayers, which are here dictated to us, are founded on God alone, that we may not rely on our own merits. Let the bounds of the gospel-church be enlarged, the kingdom of the world be made Christ's kingdom, and all men become subjects to it, and live as becomes their character.". To be sure, prayer may be offered anywhere at any time, from the belly of a whale, from the cross, in a storm, during battle, in a garden, ANYWHERE! Men are constrained to acknowledge common parentage, equal need, and community status as to their sins and requirements in order to supplicate God for his blessings. So the first thing we note is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for general world consumption. I'm not concerned. 1. 35.]. And what is the "manner of this prayer"? Oh, but I got to do it. Those which in the prayer are called debts, are here called trespasses, debts of injury, wrongs done to us in our bodies, goods, or reputation: trespasses is an extenuating term for offences, paraptomata--stumbles, slips, falls. Thus is reaffirmed the principle of man's interdependence upon his fellow creatures and the community of interest pertaining to the whole human race. Oh how tragic, how sad. One such example was the following: Of all such repetitious exercises, Christ said, "Use not!" (2.) This final observation supports the earlier ones. II. Bible journaling is a wonderful way to meditate on God's Word, allowing the Holy Spirit to work through His Word. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Possessions must be possessed; they must not possess their owners. Jesus figured he'd lose count before he got to four hundred and ninety and realize that forgiveness is just a matter of the spirit of the child of God. Powered by Tengine And so to the present date we do not know how to pronounce the name of God.But before the scribes would even write the YHVH in their manuscript, they would go in, take a bath, put on fresh clothes, take a new pen, dip it in fresh ink and then write those consonants YHVH. (1-5) They are careless in God's institutions. For he that exalts himself, the Lord will abase. And these people would be obligated to him because of what he had done. So having been forgiven we forget, and if we forgive then we are forgiven. I use her just to get a laugh but that's probably not right, but God forgive me. So first of all when I pray, I'm not to seek to get in some conspicuous place so everybody will see that I am a man of prayer.I heard the reputation of a minister. No childish, naive, materialistic concept of heaven as a kind of upstairs beyond some convenient cloud is meant. Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. He's worth nothing, you know, but your mind violated the law "thou shalt not murder". And we want to keep the giving just as personal as possible.And so your giving, let it be with simplicity, let it be out of a cheerful heart and let it be motivated by your love for the Lord and not your desire to be seen by men. It's tragic that many people have just destroyed themselves physically over unforgiving spirits, over bitterness that they have held. Seven times?" — Ed. Verily,, I say unto you, they have received their reward. In Luke, however, it varies from the form given in Matthew, showing that he intended not to prescribe this as a form of prayer to be used always, but to express the substance of our petitions, or to show what petitions it would be proper to present to God. In other words, it killed me. Daily bread refers to the necessities of life, not its luxuries. Thus ends a rather long and urgent section of Jesus' teachings, all directed squarely toward the removal of anxiety from men's hearts. The approach is generally expositional, with emphasis on sound doctrine, original language studies (see in depth Greek Word Studies)., and application.Frequent use is made of well done illustrations, especially from Our Daily Bread: A Daily Devotional. He is not like the lifeless idols of the heathen, but is a loving Father who understands his children’s needs (Matthew 6:5-8). A, I don't believe that we should pay more taxes than what are due. The Pharisees of that day had corrupted the inner springs of conscience by the duality of their lives. Look at the birds. And let me say that I thank God for all of my unanswered prayers. THE CONTEXT This reading is closely tied to verses 13-20, last week's Gospel lesson. Recognition. So he is telling us, "Don't worry. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Bread for the time to come, or bread for our being and subsistence, that which is agreeable to our condition in the world (Proverbs 30:8), food convenient for us and our families, according to our rank and station. Oh here's the finance committee coming to the door and they're going to get our annual pledge. Otherwise she'll say to me "Hmm, you say that I do this, then I'm gonna go ahead and do it," you know. Someone took, stole two suits out of my car and they were dirty. We desire and pray that the name of God, that is, God himself, in all that whereby he has made himself known, may be sanctified and glorified both by us and others, and especially by himself. Now the Gentiles seek those things. If you really have faith you will not worry. We ask for our bread; that teaches us honesty and industry: we do not ask for the bread out of other people's mouths, not the bread of deceit (Proverbs 20:17), not the brad of idleness (Proverbs 31:27), but the bread honestly gotten. Matthew: Behold Your King! Christ could and did pray, "My Father," but his disciples must ever pray, "Our Father." Even though God is not the instrumental cause of our testing He does permit us to experience temptation from the world, the flesh, and the devil (cf. As a result of true obedience, God will add "all these things" to the estate of his children. Now the best pleas in prayer are those that are taken from God himself, and from that which he has made known of himself. However, secrecy is by far the best, where possible, as a test of one's personal motive for deeds of righteousness. The word "Gentiles" is also translated "heathen"; the heathen are all seeking. Now the Lord of that servant heard what he did and he called him in and he said, "Um, how much did you owe me?" ], "But" introduces the alternative. We make Christ but a titular Prince, if we call him King, and do not do his will: having prayed that he may rule us, we pray that we may in every thing be ruled by him. (441) “ Afin qu'i! A petition; Father in heaven forgive us our debts, our debts to thee. My own nature wants to get even. True, Luke quoted our Lord as saying, "If he repent, forgive him" (Luke 17:3); but this applies specifically in those cases where a brother is tempted to withhold forgiveness even from one who has repented and must not be construed as an amelioration of the condition laid down here. 53.] Why worry? This petition has plainly a reference to the doctrine which Christ preached at this time, which John Baptist had preached before, and which he afterwards sent his apostles out to preach--the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Even at its best, however, and even when most nearly under control, a man's natural selfishness is a source of awful and constant danger to his eternal welfare. However, it certainly does not lie within the province of any religious organization to "command" fasting or to prescribe abstinence from certain meats. Our duty is to forgive our debtors; as to debts of money, we must not be rigorous and severe in exacting them from those that cannot pay them without ruining themselves and their families; but this means debt of injury; our debtors are those that trespass against us, that smite us (Matthew 5:39; Matthew 5:40), and in strictness of law, might be prosecuted for it; we must forbear, and forgive, and forget the affronts put upon us, and the wrongs done us; and this is a moral qualification for pardon and peace; it encourages to hope, that God will forgive us; for if there be in us this gracious disposition, it is wrought of God, and therefore is a perfection eminently and transcendently in himself; it will be an evidence to us that he has forgiven us, having wrought in us the condition of forgiveness. Matthew 6:9. Beracoth, that Rabbi Judah was wont to pray thus: "Let it be thy good pleasure to deliver us from impudent men, and from impudence: from an evil man and an evil chance; from an evil affection, an evil companion, and an evil neighbour: from Satan the destroyer, from a hard judgment, and a hard adversary." He is a Father, and therefore we may come to him with boldness, but a Father in heaven, and therefore we must come with reverence, Ecclesiastes 5:2. 2 Corinthians 3:1-4 Commentary. and he said, "sixteen million dollars". PLEASE NOTE. And now silver's five dollars an ounce again and gold is down around three hundred dollars. We pray, "Give it to us; not to me only, but to others in common with me." Whoever implores the assistance of God to overcome temptations, acknowledges that, unless God deliver him, he will be constantly falling. The Lord knows that you need these things. It intimates, likewise, that we must pray for daily pardon, as duly as we pray for daily bread. Let him have praise of his perfections, and then let us have the benefit of them. But the law being spiritual, though they may have fulfilled the outer or outward aspects, yet the spiritual aspects they had totally disobeyed. And those are things that we only send you, your receipt at the end of the year and it is something that only you and the Lord know. If at any time believers accompany their prayers with fasting, they should not try to impress others by making themselves look sad. Everything I have belongs to the Lord, but he lets me use it, you know. Those who do try to take God's role in this way will be judged in the same way themselves. And God knows I don't want to waste my time. 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