10.1 The fulfillment of “The Lord’s Prayer” after the cross

Today, we embark on a new series. It will be a short series of no more than 2 weeks. We will like to share revelations on how the Lord’s Prayer has changed since the cross.

The Lord’s Prayer is something dear to many people’s heart. Many people recite it every week and in their personal prayer. Growing up as a Lutheran, I would also recite it every week. When I came to the understanding of the New Covenant, I started to see how everything has changed after the cross. This included the Lord’s Prayer.

(Matthew 6:9-13)
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Understanding how it has changed after the cross actually gives us powerful revelations of our Christian life in the New Covenant. It also empowers us to pray even more effectively.

You must understand that the Gospels were written before Jesus went to the cross. The New Covenant was only cut at the cross. Jesus was not sent to the Gentiles. He was sent to the Jews under the dispensation of law. He told the Canaanite woman that He was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matt 15:24).

Because the Holy Spirit had not indwelled the believer, there were many things that Jesus could not share to them. So the disciples did not have the full revelation in the Four Gospels.

(John 16:12-13)
I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth…

These revelations came after the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2. Many of these revelations are shared in the Epistles. So we will be referring a lot to the Epistles to bring forth these revelations.