20 Days With the Lord’s Prayer Day 20: His promises are sealed with our “Amen.”

20 “In this manner, therefore, pray: 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 debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬

Paul had made plans concerning visiting the church at Corinth. Apparently, he had changed his plans as to when he was going to visit the church. It seems that his change of plans caused him to be accused of saying one thing and meaning another.

Paul—in defending his decision-making process—wants to make clear to the Corinthians that he does not talk out of both sides of his mouth. To prove this point he makes a comparison of his attitude with that of God’s attitude concerning His promises to us.

“As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Think of it: Through Jesus Christ, God has said yes to all of His wonderful promises to us. We have but to add our agreement by offering our amen!

Make no mistake, God’s word is trustworthy. After all, His word is truth. As the Lord instructed Balaam to tell Balak:

“This was the message Balaam delivered: “Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor. God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭23‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We can be certain that if we ask Him in accordance with His will, He will hear and answer.

As we come to the conclusion of our consideration of the Lord’s Prayer, we are left with but one word yet to say: “Amen.”

Indeed, saying amen indicates our agreement with, our affirmation of, what has preceded that declaration. And, we definitely can confidently agree with a prayer offered from the mouth of our Lord!

Child of God, the Lord’s Prayer is a gift to us from our Lord. I pray our time spent making a careful examination of this model prayer will enrich your own prayer life.

Just remember: We can be sure that if we pray a prayer the Lord has given us to pray, believing that He hears us, that prayer will be effectual.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!