Luke 11:2b "...Hallowed be your name..."
"Your name is holy!" This is a moment of praise offered to God. There are many ways of offering praise to God in our prayers. Many things we can adore about God. But why his name?
Throughout the Old and New Testaments, a person's name reflects who they are or who their parents want them to become. God often changed a person's name when they entered into a relationship where he transformed them (Abram became Abraham; Saul became Paul, Simon became Peter, etc). Likewise, God's name reflects who God has revealed himself to be. And he has revealed to us that he is holy - perfect and flawless - perfect in love, truth, and righteousness. Morally and Spiritually pure. He is wholly and completely separate from all evil.
This moment of praise sets the tone for our relationship with the Father. We are coming before a loving Father who is holy. A Father who is perfect and flawless. We come before him as children who trust and admire him.
How would it change your relationship if you approached God with praise and admiration - refusing to question his love, his truth, his righteousness? How would it set the tone for your prayers?
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The other gospels weigh in...
Matthew 6:9b "hallowed be your name."
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