DCLM Higher Everyday 30 March 2025 — Prayer Pattern
DCLM Higher Everyday 30 March 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Prayer Pattern
Topic: Prayer Pattern
Text: Matthew 6:5-15
5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our daily bread.
12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Key Verse: “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name” (Matthew 6:9).
Message
“I fear the prayer of John Knox more than all the assembled armies of Europe.” This statement was credited to the Queen of Scotland concerning the famous Scottish preacher and reformer, John Knox. Prayer is communing with God. It is also standing in the gap for others. It can also be seen as waging spiritual warfare against the powers of darkness and satanic forces. Christ, in teaching on the pattern of prayer, stresses the need for a believer to make praying a way of life. “When thou prayest’’ not “If thou prayest.’’ The pattern of prayer, from our text, can be outlined as:
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Our Father means we must have a relationship with God through genuine repentance from sin. This makes us members of God’s family. “Hallow be thy name” implies that we should reverence, worship and praise the name of the Lord for the past, present and future blessings. Our prayer should also be based on the revealed will of God, as we seek His grace daily for victory over temptations while forgiving those who offend us to guarantee answers to our prayers.
Quote: Seek His grace daily for victory
Challenge: Ask God for your daily needs.
Prayer for today: Teach me Lord to pray trusting you.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
