Q100: What does the preface of the Lord's prayer teach us? A: The preface of the Lord's prayer, which is, Our Father which art in heaven, teaches us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us; and that we should pray with and for others.
I. To Our Father
“No one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. (Lk. 10:22)
II. With Our Brethren
Herman Witsius, “His meaning, therefore, is, that we should take those words along with us. ‘Take with you words and return to the LORD; say to Him, “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.’” (Hos. 14:2)
Cyprian (3rd Century Church Father), “What prayer can be more spiritual than that which has been given to us by Christ, by whom also the Holy Spirit has been sent to us? What prayer can have greater power with the Father than that which came from the lips of the Son, who is the Truth? To pray in a manner different from that which He taught us infers not merely ignorance but blame…Let us therefore pray, my beloved brethren, as our Divine Master has taught. To supplicate God in His own appointed manner, to pour into His ear the prayer of Christ, argues friendly and familiar intercourse. Let the Father acknowledge His own words when we pray…He says, whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My name He will give it you. How much more powerfully do we demand what we ask in the name of Christ when His own prayer is employed to express our requests?”
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Rev. David Reese served as the pastor of the Springs Reformed Church from 2002-2014. He is a graduate (Master of Divinity) of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA.
