Treasure Your Privilege of Prayer - "You Must Pray, Then, This Way"

 Read Matthew 6:9, 10.  In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught his disciples how to pray in a way that pleases God. After saying "ypu must pray.  then. this way," Jesus first mentioned important matters that are directly related to Jehovah's purpose: the sanctification of His name; the coming of the Kingdom, which will destroy all of God's opposers; and the future blessings that He has in mind for the earth and for makind. By including such matters inour prayers, we show that God's will is more important to us.

In the next part of the prayer, Jesus showed that it is proper to pray about  personal matters. Wecan ask Jehovah  to give us our food for the day, to forgive us for our sins, to protect us from temptation, to deliver us from the wicked one. (Matthew 6:11-13)  When we ask Jehovah for these things, we are acknowleding our dependence on him and expressing our desire to obtain his approval. 

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