The Lord's Prayer for Today

by Derek Prime

Publisher:

Day One

, 1996

Overview

The Lord's Prayer is the only pattern prayer the Lord Jesus provided and is timeless in purpose and function. It indicates how we are to pray throughout our life in this present world. Its truths do not change. The necessity for us to be reminded of them is essential. The Lord's Prayer reminds us, at its very beginning, that true worship of God arises from a living relationship with him as our Father through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Testings are different from temptations in that Satan tempts to bring out the evil, but God tests to bring out the good. Satan tempts in order to destroy; God tests to prove our sincerity and increase our strength. Satan attacks when we are unsuspecting and unprepared; God never tests without providing a way of escape so that we may be able to bear all he permits (1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Peter 2:9).” (Page 138)

“The manna—the bread from heaven—taught lessons of daily dependence upon God, the sanctity of one day in seven for God (the Sabbath principle), and the sinfulness of selfish hoarding. The overall lesson was to teach them—and us—that ‘man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD’ (Deuteronomy 8:3). We are to trust not in the provision but in the Provider.” (Page 101)

“Fourthly, prayer is a means of gaining strength to do God’s will” (Page 93)

“A purpose of our praying this petition is that we should constantly warn ourselves of temptation’s reality and proximity, and our dependence upon our Heavenly Father’s support to overcome it. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Neglecting to pray this petition we are likely to forget the daily spiritual battle in which we are engaged.” (Page 140)

“Bread sums up our basic material needs. It stands for all the daily benefits we require such as food and clothing, housing and heating, and so forth. We are asking here for life’s necessities.” (Page 99)

Product Details

• Title: The Lord's Prayer for Today
• Author: Derek Prime
• Publisher: Day One
• Publication Date: 1996
• Pages: 150

About Derek Prime

Derek Prime, was born and brought up in London, where he received his secondary education at Westminster City School. National Service immediately followed for eighteen months, during which time he was attached as an army teacher to the Royal Scots Greys in Germany. Upon demobilisation he went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he studied history and then theology. For the next three years he taught at a London Grammar School, prior to his ordination to become pastor of Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church in West Norwood in south London. After twelve years at Lansdowne he was called to Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh where he was pastor for eighteen years. He then devoted himself to writing and an itinerant ministry. During this time, sadly, within a few years of one another, both his younger daughter and his wife died of cancer. However, he was greatly blessed in having his other daughter and older son in Edinburgh and second son in London, giving him the joy of eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, an ever-growing family!