In the sermon this past Sunday, we looked at how the Gospel informs and impacts the way we pray. In Matthew 6, Jesus lays out a framework for how His followers should pray, in light of the Gospel. Because of what Jesus has done for us, we are not praying to a far-off, unknown spiritual being; we are praying to our Heavenly Father. Our familial bond to God means that we are praying to One who loves us and in whom we can trust. At the same time, Gospel-saturated prayers are tempered with a sense of awe and wonder. We pray confidently and intimately with God because He is our Father, while never losing sight of the truth that our Heavenly Father is also the Creator and sustainer of the universe. Prayer should be an everyday journey into the awe and wonder that comes from intentionally stepping into the presence of an infinitely Holy God. All of this is made possible only by the grace of Jesus.
