Matthew 6:7-16
Matthew 6:7–16 (ASV)
7And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. 11Give us this day our daily bread. 12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Scripture Testimony Index stories for this passage
Esther Ahmad shares how her habit of praying to God; asking for their daily bread, got their needs consistently met by Him in simple and amazing ways.
Mr. H is further convicted of his sins and hypocrisy as he attempts to say the Lord's prayer in distress. The same prayer, when he surrendered his will fully, ushers him into great peace and a new life.
A physician recounts his struggle to overcome sin through prayer. He finds no rest until he gives himself wholly to God and realizes the power of the Lord's Prayer, which he uses as a constant reminder to trust in God's strength to keep him from temptation. With this revelation, he found peace and rest, simply asking Jesus to keep him, for after all, "Thine is the power and the glory."
Aroolappen's family were entirely out of food supplies and had failed to get any help from those who could help. He turned to prayer, literally asking God: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Soon afterwards, help, from brethren he had never even seen before, came his family's way.
Tommie Titcombe and 11 native believers in Yagbaland, North of Nigeria, had to remain indoors for their safety from an unrelenting angry mob. After a week of feeding on a coarse diet of only corn and Tommie falling ill, they gathered and prayed the Lord's prayer - asking that their daily bread be provided. That same day, they had a new meal to eat.
