Matthew 6:9 (NKJV) In this matter, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Whenever we say, “Hallowed be Your name”, we have entered into the worship of God because we are acknowledging His holiness and all His other attributes. Often, we tend to be forgetful and are easily overwhelmed by stress, pressure, and circumstances. Therefore, God, in His wisdom, reminds us that we have a loving Heavenly Father and that He is an all-powerful God. When we come before the Heavenly Father, we are reminded of His omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. It brings our focus and faith back to God instead of being overwhelmed by stress. We are reminded that there is tremendous power in His name and of the names of God, such as Jehovah Jireh, our provider; Jehovah Nissi, our victory banner; Jehovah Rapha, our healer; El Shaddai, the Almighty God. There is indeed nothing too difficult for Him. He is Jehovah Shalom, the God of peace.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Our faith in God arises when we address Him as Heavenly Father, and we are reminded of the awesomeness of God. We need to diligently seek God through faith and prayer about the daily challenges experienced in our lives.
Of the different people who sought the help of Jesus when He was on earth, the Centurion impressed Jesus with his faith. Why did Jesus say that the Centurion had great faith? Because he acknowledged the position of Jesus as God and the power that comes with the position. If he, as a Centurion had the power and authority to command his soldiers to act on his instruction, then Jesus, being God, must have tremendous power in His spoken Word. This explains why he didn’t need Jesus to go to the home of his servant, but Jesus only had to say the word, and his servant would be healed. Likewise, the very utterance of “Hallowed be the name of God” brings our faith to be focused on God and who He is when we come before God in prayer.
When we pray in the privacy of our rooms, we have come in faith before God the Heavenly Father in expectation that He will hear our prayers and reward us. When we have uttered our prayers into the supernatural, we will witness the work of His hands in the natural.
When we pray different types of prayers, such as the prayer of faith, the prayer of agreement, the prayer of consecration, the prayer of supplication, and intercessory prayer, we need to have faith to focus on God, and cast all our cares on Him because we know He cares for us.
Sermon Series： Lord teach us how to pray (Part 1)
愿人都尊你的名为圣
马太福音6:9 “所以，你们祷告要这样说：‘我们在天上的父，愿人都尊你的名为圣。
当“愿你的名被尊为圣”说出来时，我们进入了敬拜神的状态。我们承认祂的圣洁和所有的属性。我们常常会健忘，并且容易被压力、紧张和环境所压垮。因此，神以祂的智慧提醒我们，我们有一位慈爱的天父，祂是全能的神。当我们来到天父面前时，我们被提醒祂的全能、全知和无所不在。这样能让我们的焦点和信心回归于神，而不是被压力所压倒。我们被提醒，祂的名中蕴含着极大的能力，比如耶和华以勒，我们的供应者；耶和华尼西，我们的胜利之旗；耶和华拉法，我们的医治者；全能的神，以利沙代。对于祂来说，确实没有任何事情是太困难的。祂是耶和华沙龙，赐平安的神。
希伯来书 11:6 但人非有信，就不能得神的喜悦。因为到神面前来的人必须信有神，且信他赏赐那寻求他的人。
当我们称呼神为天父并被提醒他的伟大时，信心就会在我们里面产生。我们殷勤地寻求神，凭信心和祷告把我们每日所面临的挑战告诉他。
当耶稣在世时，许多人寻求祂的帮助，而那位百夫长因他的信心得到了耶稣的称赞。为什么耶稣说那位百夫长有大信心？因为他承认了耶稣作为神的地位以及这个地位所带来的能力。作为一个百夫长，他有权柄命令士兵按他的指示行动，那么耶稣作为神，祂的言语必定有极大的力量。这就是为什么百夫长不需要耶稣亲自到他的仆人家中，耶稣只需要说一句话，他的仆人就会得医治。同样地，当我们来到神面前祷告时，宣告“愿神的名被尊为圣”能够使我们的信心集中于神以及祂是谁。
当我们在房间里私下祷告时，我们是带着信心来到天父神面前，期待祂会垂听我们的祷告并奖赏我们。当我们将祷告发出，进入到超自然领域时，我们将见证祂双手在自然界中的作为。
当我们祷告不同类型的祷告时，如信心的祷告、同心合意的祷告、奉献的祷告、恳求的祷告和代祷，我们需要有信心专注于神，并将所有的忧虑交托给祂，因为我们知道祂关心我们。
讲章系列：主，教导我们如何祷告（第一部分）
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