Hallowed Father
“And he said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be your name.’” Luke 11:2 ESV
Have you heard about the Sunday School teacher who taught her first grade class the “Lord’s Prayer?” It begins, “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.” She then asked her young students, “What is God’s Name?” A little boy responded, “Harold is his Name!”
Humorous, but how many people these days know what “hallowed” means? When was the last time you said, “Dad, hallowed is your name?” Never outside of a church.
To say that God is “hallowed” means that you recognize God is Exalted – he’s separated from you because he is Holy. When you pray, “hallowed be your name,” you are setting God on the throne of your heart.
That’s not very easy. Are you really willing to submit your will, your knowledge, your experience, your sense of right and wrong, to actually know and obey God’s Word?
You may regularly recite the phrase in a church service without thinking about what it means and ignorant of it’s power; so, naturally, when it comes to daily living, you don’t even think to pray because you’ve already decided you know what’s necessary and best!
Today, don’t pretend to be God’s equal or superior; acknowledge that you’re infinitely less knowledgeable, less powerful, less wise, than the Great I AM and in need of a Holy Savior. “And he said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be your name.’” Luke 11:2 ESV
. . . “Jesus gave a blueprint for prayer that results in an abundant life . . . it requires that you set God on the throne of your heart.”
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