It is the object of one of our Lord’s own prayers: “ Father, glorify ( aorist imperative) Your Name!” (John 12:28). The glory of God is the first thing that God’s children should desire. By asking that they may be “ hallowed,” we mean that they may be made known and glorified. J C Ryle said "By the “ name of God we mean all those attributes through which He is revealed to us-His power, wisdom, holiness, justice, mercy and truth. For this reason we must study in depth the Names of God, not just knowing the Names "superficially" (e.g., knowing a specific title such as Jehovah Jireh, as excellent as that title is) but knowing His Names intimately, "Biblically" knowing how and why God chose to reveal them and what impact His self revelation had on the saints to whom they were revealed and continues to have on our lives today. And so by focusing on God's Great and Glorious Names is ever how we are to begin our prayers, our petitions, our supplications, our requests, our cries for assistance! And so we must know what God teaches about His Great Name. There it is! God's Name is to be hallowed, to be sanctified, to be consecrated, to be made (considered) holy, to be set apart (not just in our head but in our heart, in our lives of loving, Spirit filled/enabled obedience!). Jesus helps us put the importance of the knowledge of the Names of God in proper perspective, teaching us how we should begin our prayers in Mt 6:9KJV +…
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |