Jesus this as an for prayer (v.9)
Pray, then, in this way (NASU)
This, then, is how you should pray (NIV)
The 3rd Petition: Thy will (thelema) be done on earth as it is in Heaven (v.10)
Will: thelema – denotes “a will, that which is willed” (Thayer’s)
That which pleases and creates joy (CWSB)
Four Filters for Understanding God’s Will
I, the Lord, do not change; – Malachi 3:6 (NASB)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; – Hebrews 13:8-9 (NASB95)
(Peter) God is no respecter of persons: – Acts 10:34 (KJV)
Filter One: To know God’s will just
Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?” And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, and said, ‘FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH’? “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” – Matthew 19:3-6 (NASU)
The Lord is…not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. – 2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)
Filter Two: I’m
And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness – Genesis 1:26 (ASV)
Filter Three:
Question: What does
Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
– Psalms 103:2-3 (NIV)
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. – Acts 10:38 (NIV)
Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper (euodoo) and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.
– 3 John 1:2 (NASB)
Prosper: euodoō – to succeed in business affairs:
(have a) prosper(-ous journey)
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. – 2 Corinthians 9:11 (NIV)
Filter Four: (v.10) How are things in Heaven?
Ask: What is God’s will ?
Pray that it
How is His will accomplished out in Heaven?
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! – Psalms 34:8-9 (NKJV)