09/10/2025
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THURSDAY MEDITATIONS
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*The “Our Father” (5)*
End and conclusion
Matthew 6:13
“ _And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen!”_
The conclusion of this prayer is of great importance. It speaks about temptation, deliverance from the claws of the evil one, and the glory that belongs to GOD. In reality, this conclusion is the summary of the Christian life.
The whole Christian life is not only about feeling like a child of GOD, hoping for His goodness (daily bread), and living in peace with our brethren by loving them as CHRIST has loved us. But the Christian life is also a daily battle not to sin against GOD.
Temptation is a situation that comes to us with the purpose of pushing us to do what is forbidden by GOD, that is, to sin. We cannot be children of the Heavenly Father and sin, for it is written: “ _He that committeth sin is of the devil…_” *(1 John 3:8).* Paul exhorts us to be imitators of GOD as dear children ( *Ephesians 5:1* ). We must imitate GOD as it is written: “ _As he is, so are we in this world…”_ *(1 John 4:17* ). It is also written: “ _Be ye holy; for I am holy_” *(1 Peter 1:16. See also Leviticus 20:7; Leviticus 20:26).*
“ _For this is the will of God, even your sanctification…_” *(1 Thessalonians 4:3).* Since temptation comes to push us to break the law of GOD, His child prays the Heavenly Father not to allow situations that could compromise his relationship with Him. This prayer once again shows our weakness and our total dependence on our Heavenly Father. We thus recognize that, without Him, we can do nothing, and that it is He who controls circumstances and times. Now, JESUS taught us that in order not to fall into temptation, we must pray without ceasing, that is, remain in constant communication with GOD. Thus, by praying without ceasing, the situations that may arise will never overwhelm us ( *Mark 14:38; 1 Corinthians 10:13).*
In this prayer, we also recognize that the evil one is stronger than we are, and that by ourselves we cannot resist him. Alone against the evil one, he would sift us as wheat. Now, the Lord said to Peter: “ _…Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren_.” ( *Luke 22:31-32* ). Therefore, the Lord can save us from the evil one who every day demands us in order to destroy us. The Heavenly Father can do it because to Him, and to Him alone, belongs the power: the power to make us escape temptations, the power to deliver us from the claws of the evil one, the power to protect us. He must do it since to Him also belongs all glory and all dominion.
Thus, the child of the Heavenly Father must work so that this glory is not attributed to another. And to do so, he must totally submit himself to GOD, obey Him, fear Him, and always put His Word into practice. John says: “ _We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not_ .” *(1 John 5:18).* He must therefore keep himself by fleeing from sin and strengthening himself in the fight against the devil, by the almighty power of GOD ( *Ephesians 6:10* ) which is the Word of GOD.
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Here we are at the end of our meditation on the “ *Our Father* .” This model prayer retraces all that the life of a Christian is: his relationship as a child and his desire to lift up the kingdom of his Father; his dependence on the Heavenly Father for all his daily needs; his love for his neighbor (who is also a child of the same Father, that is to say, a brother); the struggle to flee from sin (which would separate him from his Father); and his confidence in the almighty power of GOD to give him victory in the fight against the evil one.
We see that, far from being a simple religious recitation, this prayer is a true profession of faith that obliges us to adopt a consistent behavior before GOD in our daily life.
May the Lord bless you through this understanding and meditation.
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