As we reach the last
request of the Disciples’ prayer, “And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil,”[1] we find that the whole prayer covers everything in our lives, and
this prayer request covers everything to do with our freedom in Jesus Christ.
It is to the praise of God’s glorious grace
that Jesus wants us to learn to trust our Father to protect us from falling
into temptation. It seems even more so that he would teach us how to talk to
the Father when we have already fallen prey to the devil’s schemes.
In both cases, the fact that Jesus teaches
us to pray to the Father means that he wants us always looking to God for
deliverance whether it is protection from falling into sin in the first place,
or deliverance once we have already succumbed. Our hope is calling out to our
Father in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
Join our home church as we explore both
sides of this prayer request and encourage each other to pray as Jesus taught
us no matter how we are doing in the battle with sin.
Unless otherwise noted, Scriptures are from the
English Standard Version (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text
Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of
Good News Publishers.)
[1] Matthew 6:13
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