⁹ This, then, is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name."

Introduction : We should pray with great zeal based on a firm foundation of correct understanding regarding our relationship with God. Prayer without faith is a vulnerable target of attack by Satan.


1. Our Father in heaven.
    1) Heaven is not a vague place but a definite place.
        ① Isaiah saw a throne (Isa 6:1-4).
        ② Apostle Paul´s revelation (2 Co 12:1-4).
        ③ Apostle John´s experience (Rev 4:1-3).
    2) The place Jesus promised us (Jn 14:1-4).
        ① Death, worry and fear.
        ② Jesus´ guarantee: trust in God, trust also in me.
        ③ A place Jesus prepared.
        ④ When we leave our flesh, Jesus will come back to take us with Him.
        ⑤ We will live in heaven with Jesus forever.
        ⑥ Jesus is the only way.
    3) Our Father.
        ① Relationship with God of Old Testament days, and with God of New Testament
            days.
        ② Yahweh God revealed himself to Moses
            - The Lord Almighty (Creator, Ruler, and Judge) (Ex 3:14).
        ③ God of New Testament days. We become one with Jesus, God becomes the
            seed of life, and we become children of God (Jn 20:17).

2. The hallowed name of God.
    1) God´s nature is holy; worldly things dare not approach (Lev 11:45).
    2) The place where God is standing is holy ground.
        ① Mount Horeb - the burning bush (Ex 3:5).
        ② At Jordan (Jos 5:15).
        ③ The temple of God (2Ch 7:16).

3. Hallowed be your name.
    1) God can´t be more holy than He already is, because He is the most holy (Isa 5:16).
    2) Throughout our life, we should reveal the holy God (1Pe 1:15-16).
    3) A life that makes His name hallowed.
        ① A life that becomes the temple of God (1Co 6:19-20; 1Th 4:3).
        ② By the Word of God and prayer (1Ti 4:4-5).
        ③ God is enthroned in our praise and worship (Mt 18:20; Ps 22:3).
        ④ Live by the Holy Spirit, fight against the world. Be righteous, honest, holy, and
            faithful, and empty evil desires (Gal 5:16; Eph 4:22-23).


Conclusion : Our life and relationship with God our Father should be firmly established on a holy foundation. Then we can have a true understanding of how to worship Him and pray with faith.