The Lord Jesus, in these few short verses gives us the Lord's Prayer, a wonderful pattern to teach us how to pray. It is well known and familiar, revealing in its simplicity, containing, as Ryle says - "the germ of everything which the most advanced saint can desire." Each part, or sentence, is highlighted and explained. Many, we are told, repeat this prayer as a matter of form, whilst caring little, or not at all, for the 'glory', 'kingdom', or the 'will' of God. Such people have no sense of dependence on God, are unaware of their sinfulness, have no love or charity towards their enemies, but yet they repeat the Lord's Prayer. What about you?
In the Lord's Prayer, the parts and sentences to which Ryle refers, contains Christ's teaching on: 1: ... to whom we are to pray 2: ... a petition respecting God's name 3: … God's kingdom 4: ... God's will 5: ... our own daily wants 6: ... our sins 7: ... our own feelings towards others 8: ... our weakness 9: ... our dangers 10... an ascription of praise
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John Charles Ryle was born in the English town of Macclesfield, in the County of Cheshire, on the 10th of May, 1816. His education took him to the prestigious college at Eton, followed by time spent at the great University of Oxford. His conversion can be traced to a time when...
