Date: Thursday, 21st September, 2023
Text: Matthew 6:9-15
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
The name of God carries His worth, honour, power, blessings and glory. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Christ, and given him a name which is above every name:That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. Philippians 2:9-11. The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Proverbs 18:10.
According to today’s text, the first line of the prayer model taught by our Lord Jesus Christ says, “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” Matthew 6:9.
To hallow God’s name is to treat His name as a holy; we can achieve this by trusting what God says- Numbers 20:12. It is to believe what He says and lean on His promises. He who does not believe God has made him a liar – 1 John 5:10.
When we pray, “Hallowed be thy name,” we mean, “Father, let your name be feared.” Isaiah 8:12-13. We hallow the name of God when we keep his commandments. We profane the name of God when we break his commandments.
Again, to hallow God’s name is to glorify His name- Leviticus 10:3. When you do something and people say, “And you call yourself a Christian,” the name of Christ is not glorified. Therefore, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven-Matthew 5:16.
One of the ways in which we hallow God’s name is to recognize Jesus as Lord and live our lives to honour God. We surrender our hearts to Him, put our hope in Him, love and obey Him; and tell the world about Him.
Prayer Nugget: Father, please, let your name be praised and glorified in my life in Jesus name.