Lord’s Day 32: The Lord’s Prayer
111: What do we pray for in the fourth petition?
In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread, we pray that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.
(Mt. 6:11; Pr. 30:8; Gn 28:20; 1 Tim. 4:4, 5)
112: What do we pray for in the fifth petition?
In the fifth petition, which is, And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins; which we are rather encouraged to ask because of his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others.
(Mt. 6:12; Ps. 51:1, 2, 7, 9; Dan. 9:17-19; Lk. 11:4; Mt. 18:35)
113: What do we pray for in the sixth petition?
In the sixth petition, which is, And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, we pray that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted.
(Mt. 6:13; Mt. 26:31; 2 Cor. 12:8)
114: What does the conclusion of the Lord’s prayer teach?
The conclusion of the Lord’s prayer, which is, For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen, teaches us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only, and in our prayers to praise Him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory, to Him. And in testimony of our desire and assurance to be heard, we say, Amen.
(Mt. 6:13; Dan. 9:4, 7-9, 16-19; 1 Chron. 29:10-13; 1 Cor. 4:16; Rev. 11:20; 22:20, 21)