Readiness

In this final message in the series we’ve entitled, “Lord, Teach Us to Pray,” we will be considering the fourth movement of prayer derived from the Lord’s model prayer. Thus far, we covered the first three movements of REVERENCE, RESPONSE, and REQUEST. In this final message, we are going to cover the fourth movement of READINESS.

When we reverence God first for who He is, particularly His Sovereignty, and respond with surrendered hearts ready to do His will, we are in the best place to offer our requests to God. Furthermore, the spiritual activity of prayer before a Sovereign God should remind us that we need His activated power to overcome our spiritual foe.

Therefore, as the last line in the Lord’s Prayer teaches us, we must pray to be battle-ready to overcome the devil's schemes and temptations. Hence, the last movement of prayer, derived from the Lord’s Prayer, is READINESS.

In light of this theme, we consider 3 ways that prayer equips us to overcome temptation.