Our Father In Heaven
When Jesus’ friends and followers wanted to know how to pray – how to talk to God – Jesus taught them the familiar prayer we know as “The Lord’s Prayer.” It begins with the sentence, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.” For God to be in heaven can seem distant to us but the truth is, God is close and always keeps His caring and watchful eye on us.
The God of eternity who made time and space stands above it all and has the kind of perspective we need when events around us seem confusing and overpowering. We don’t just look up to the sky because God may be out there somewhere, we look up because God is near and able to direct us and even pull us out of our circumstances if that is what is needed.
Not only does God have the wisdom of a broader perspective but God is not limited by human abilities. God sees our whole being – body, soul, and spirit. He is able to speak into our lives with the direction we really need because He knows more than we know.
The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:6 NLT)
God, our loving Heavenly Father, invites us today to look up and remember that He is watching over us and ready to give us the perspective and direction we need.
Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen
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