This blog is the first chapter of a book I’ve written using the Lord’s Prayer, or Model Prayer, as a guide. It is based on the six major phrases or themes of The Model Prayer, but expands beyond each phrase to pray about life situations that coincide with the particular phrase of The Lord’s Prayer. I used to praise in His presence by saying “My Father Who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name.” And, I used to pray and say a few things about how great God is and how I praise Him and thank Him, etc. But, it only took two or three minutes. When I learned more in depth about the names used for God in the Bible and the characteristics exemplified by those names, it led to an expanded amount of time just focusing on hallowing the Lord. The first phrase and last phrase of the Model Prayer deal with praising and thanking the Lord. With six phrases in the Lord’s prayer and two focused on praise and adoration to God, I feel that at least one third of our prayer time should be our expressing praise and thanksgiving to God and acknowledging Who He is. This chapter will help you to do accordingly.
CHAPTER ONE
Praising In His Presence
“Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.”
Bless you Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless Your holy name (Ps. 103:1). I adore You, Father, and I want to make known to You my adoration and love this day, as I hallow Your name.
Adoring Him And Hallowing His Name
Father, I want to hallow and adore You this day in obedience to Your Word, which says, “God Who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness” (Isa. 5:16). Your Word also says, “The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow; let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread” (Isa. 8:13). Father, You are my sanctuary where I find rest, shelter, support, security, and sustenance. “O LORD, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth” (Isa. 25:1) today just as much as when they were first spoken by You. I hallow Your name and adore You for You are wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance [sound wisdom]” (Isa. 28:29).
The Lord My Strength/ELOHIM
I hallow and adore Your name, ELOHIM, the Creator of heaven and earth. You are the God of might and strength, Who spoke this world into being. You have made me and crowned me with glory and honor (Ps. 8:5). As ELOHIM, You are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. You have commanded us, “Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you” (Jer. 7:23). Lord God, You have said, “I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me. . . . Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other” (Isa. 45:5,22). So Father, I say as the psalmist said, “I will say of the LORD, ‛He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust’” (Ps. 91:2). Hallowed be Thy name. You are the Lord my strength.
The Lord My Sufficiency/EL-SHADDAI
I hallow and adore Your name, Heavenly Father, the ever-existent, all-knowing One, as EL-SHADDAI, the God Almighty of blessings. You are the One Who nourishes, supplies, and satisfies. You abundantly bless us with all manner of blessings, even setting aside the laws of nature, which You have designed, compelling nature to do what is contrary to itself, if need be, to supply all our needs (Ex. 6:1-8; 7:3). You reveal Yourself by special deeds of power to provide and save to the uttermost, as You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think (Heb. 7:25; Eph. 3:20). I hallow Your name as the source of all blessings and fullness and fruitfulness (Gen. 12:1-2; 13:16; 15:5; 17:1-2; 18:14; 28:3; 35:11; 48:3-4; 49:22-25; Isa. 60:15-16; 66:10-13). You are all-bountiful and all-sufficient. The stores of Your bounty are inexhaustible. The riches and fullness of Your grace are completely sufficient and wonderfully satisfying. You impart Your blessings to all who totally trust You and patiently wait upon You. Hallowed be Thy name, the Lord my sufficiency.
The Lord Whom I Serve/ADONAI
I hallow and adore Your name, ADONAI, my Lord and my Master. “O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! . . . What is man that You are mindful of him, . . . You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet” (Ps. 8:1,4,6). O Lord, all the earth trembles at Your presence (Ps. 114:7) for You are the Lord above all gods (Ps. 135:5).
I acknowledge You as my Lord and my Master, Who is just and compassionate, Who does not ask what cannot be performed, and never requires a task for which You do not equip us (Ex. 4:10-12; Heb. 13:20-21). “Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look [wait upon] to the LORD our God, until He has mercy on us” (Ps. 123:1-2). “Who am I, O Lord GOD? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? Now what more can I say to You? For You, Lord GOD, know Your servant. For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them. Therefore You are great, O Lord GOD. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, . . . And who is like Your people,” for whom You “do great and awesome deeds” . . . who are “Your very own people forever” (2 Sam. 7:18-24). Hallowed be Thy name, the Lord Whom I serve.
The Lord My Salvation/JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU
I hallow and adore Your name, JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. I am thankful for the Branch of righteousness that You have raised up for us through Your Son, Jesus (Jer. 23:5). I praise You for providing eternal salvation for Your people as prophesied through Your Word: “In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” (Jer. 23:6).
I am thankful that as none of us was righteous enough (Rom. 3:10) to live without sinning, and that as our iniquities separated us from You, O God, and our sins hid Your face from us so that You would not hear us (Isa. 59:2), You made “Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness” of You, O God, through Jesus (2 Cor. 5:21). “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to” You, Father, “being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit” (1 Peter 3:18) as Jesus “Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed” (1 Peter 2:24). Hallowed by Thy name, Lord God. You are my salvation.
The Lord My Sanctifier/JEHOVAH-M’KADDESH
I hallow and adore Your name today, JEHOVAH-M’KADDESH, THE LORD WHO SANCTIFIES you [us]. I seek to honor Your command: “Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the LORD who sanctifies you” (Lev. 20:7-8).
I am thankful, Father, that You have “set me apart” for Yourself, to be in this world but not of this world, but as Your “workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them, . . . In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him Who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory” (Eph. 2:10; 1:11-12).
As the steps of a good man are ordered by You, Lord, and You delight in my way (Ps. 37:23), I want to cleanse myself from those ways and things that displease You and “be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work” (2 Tim. 2:21). Hallowed be Thy name. You are my sanctification.
The Lord My Serenity/JEHOVAH-SHALOM
I hallow and adore Your name today, JEHOVAH-SHALOM, THE LORD OUR PEACE. As you revealed Yourself to Gideon, promising and calling him to lead out in delivering Israel from the oppression of the Midianites, and telling him, “Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die” (Judg. 6:23), as Gideon built an altar to You, Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace (Judg. 6:24), I acknowledge You as the One Who gives us peace over all our enemies.
I am thankful for the peace with You, God, that I have through Jesus (Rom. 5:1). I am thankful that “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” I trust in You, Lord, forever, for in You, YAHWEH, is “everlasting strength” (Isa. 26:3-4). You are the “Rock of Ages.” How wonderful is “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,” to “keep (y)our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:7).
Your peace brings a state of spiritual and inward tranquility where I find myself calm, content, and at rest, even in the midst of trying circumstances, because that peace is grounded in Your presence, power, and promise. Hallowed be Thy name, You are my serenity.
Acknowledging His Presence And Appreciating His Nearness
Father, I hallow Your name today because I know that Your names signify Your presence. I appreciate Your nearness. As You are my RIGHTEOUSNESS, my SANCTIFICATION, and my PEACE, because those characteristics of Your being have become qualities You have made possible in my life, I know that You are always with me.
The Lord Who Is There/JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH
I hallow Your name, JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH, THE LORD WHO IS THERE. I am thankful that I will one day dwell in the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21), the dimensions of which You revealed to the prophet, Ezekiel, hundreds of years before John described it in the Book of Revelation. Ezekiel said it would have a new name on that day when You set up Your heavenly Kingdom and dwell in that city: “And the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE” (Ezek. 48:35).
I hallow You, Lord, that You are always with us. You are THE LORD WHO IS HERE. I can be content with such things as I have because You have said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you. . . . I am with you wherever you go” (Heb. 13:5; Josh. 1:5,9). So, I can take comfort and be encouraged and confidently and boldly say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me” (Heb. 13:6).
I exalt You, Lord, for You have filled my life with justice and righteousness. Because I have Your presence in my life, I am thankful that I am able to “have the mind of Christ” (1 Cor. 2:16). Your “wisdom and knowledge” are “the stability of my times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of You, Lord, is my treasure” (Isa. 33:5-6). Hallowed be Thy name, Your presence is my stability.
The Lord Who Heals/JEHOVAH-ROPHE
I hallow Your name, JEHOVAH-ROPHE, THE LORD WHO HEALS. As You made the bitter waters sweet for the Israelites, after they had traveled three days into the wilderness and found no water (Ex. 15:22-25), I know, Lord, that You will make the bitter experiences of my life sweet, if I obey You.
I acknowledge and accept what You have said in Your Word: “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD WHO HEALS YOU” (Ex. 15:26).
I am thankful, Lord, for the healing of the effect of sin in and upon my life. Because I have been healed by the stripes of Jesus (1 Pet. 2:24), You forgive all my iniquities, heal all my diseases, redeem my life from destruction, and You crown me with lovingkindness and tender mercies, satisfying my mouth with good things so that I am renewed (Ps. 103:3-5).
I am thankful that I can cry out to You, and You will send Your Word and heal me, and deliver me from destruction (Ps. 107:19-20). Because I have made You my refuge, You have promised that no evil shall befall me and my family, and that no plague shall come near our dwelling because You give Your angels charge over us to keep us in all our ways (Ps. 91:9-11).
Father, I acknowledge You as my soundness of mind, body, soul, and spirit. Hallowed be Thy name, You are my soundness.
The Lord Our Provider/JEHOVAH-JIREH
Hallowed be Thy name, JEHOVAH-JIREH, THE LORD OUR PROVIDER. Lord, on that day when Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son, because he feared You and was faithful to You above all else and all others, You provided a ram to sacrifice as a burnt offering instead of his son. As Abraham “called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided'” (Gen. 22:13-14), I know, Lord, that You will provide all my needs and those of my family.
As You are EL-ROI, the God-Who-Sees (Gen. 16:13), I am thankful that You see my needs, for You know the things I have need of before I even ask You (Matt. 6:8).
I am thankful that You will supply all our needs according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19). I acknowledge that whatever the need may be, there is nothing too great for Thee. And what You provide will be fully sufficient. Hallowed by Thy name, you are my supplier.
The Lord Our Banner/JEHOVAH-NISSI
I hallow Your name today, JEHOVAH-NISSI, THE LORD OUR BANNER. Father, I am thankful that Moses wrote it “for a memorial in the Book” (Ex. 17:14) that on the day when the evil and immoral Amalekites came to fight the Israelites, You declared war against them, and Moses stood on the top of a hill with the rod (Your banner) in his hand, that as long as he held it up, Israel prevailed, and eventually defeated the Amalekites (Ex. 17:8-13). As Moses then “built an altar and called its name, The-LORD-Is-My-Banner” (Ex. 17:15), I am confident, Lord, that you will be as a banner to us in leading us to victory over the immorality and other evils that we face in the world today.
I acknowledge that “You have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth . . . that Your beloved may be delivered” (Ps. 60:4-5). I am thankful that You bring Your people to Your banqueting house, in time, as we face the battles of life, and I thank You that Your banner over me, my family, our home, and my ministry is Your love (Song 2:4).
When You lift up Your banner from afar, and whistle to me from the end of the earth (Isa. 5:26), I resolve to come and allow You to fight through me that Your will might be accomplished on this earth.
I am thankful for the “Root of Jesse” (Jesus), Who stands as a banner to His people, and that we Gentiles were allowed to seek Him, and now have entrance to His glorious resting place (Isa. 11:10), and He has set up a banner on our behalf (v. 12).
I hallow Your name, Lord, that “when the enemy comes in like a flood,” like a flood, “the Spirit will lift up a standard against him” on our behalf (Isa. 59:19). And “so shall they fear the name of the Lord,” Whom we represent, “from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun” (Isa. 59:19).
You are my banner, my standard, and my victory. Thanks be to You, O God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:58).
The Lord Our Shepherd/JEHOVAH-ROHI
I hallow Your name, JEHOVAH-ROHI, THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD. As the psalmist, David, said, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” (Ps. 23:1), You are my shepherd, and I know that I shall not want for any good or beneficial thing. Neither shall my wife or children want for any good or beneficial thing.
I know, Father, that as we seek to be faithful to You, You will lead us in the paths of righteousness for Your name’s sake, and we need not fear anything because You are with us as Your rod and staff protect us, provide for us, direct us, and comfort us. My cup does run over, and I know that goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of lives because we abide in Your presence.
As our shepherd, I am thankful that You will gather Your lambs with Your arm, and carry us in Your bosom, and gently lead those who are with young (Isa. 40:11). I acknowledge that You will never let us out of Your sight and that You will totally care for us and take care of all our needs (Ezek. 34:11-16).
Thank you, Jesus, that You are the good shepherd, Who knows Your sheep, and Who laid down Your life for the sheep (John 10:14-15). I am thankful that You seek to shepherd all the sheep, and that for those Who heed Your voice, there is “one flock and One shepherd” (John 10:16).
Praise You, God of peace, Who brought up Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, for making us complete in every good work to do Your will, working in us what is well pleasing in Your sight, through Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory forever and ever (Heb. 13:20-21). Hallowed be Thy name. You are my shepherd.
The Lord My Sovereignty/EL-ELYON
I hallow Your name today, EL-ELYON, the Most High God. You, Lord, are the Most High above all the earth; You are exalted far above all others (Ps. 97:9). I acknowledge You, Lord, as the first cause of everything, the Possessor of heaven and earth (Gen. 14:19,22). I lift up my hands to You (Gen. 14:22), as I praise You, Lord. “I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High” (Ps. 9:2).
As You are my God, my Rock, and the Most High God, my Redeemer (Ps. 78:35), I am thankful that I can cry out to You, God Most High, . . Who performs all things for me, and You will send from heaven and save me (Ps. 57:2-3). I know that You will send forth mercy and truth.
In the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge (Ps. 57:1) because “he who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust'” (Ps. 91:1-2). I thank You that You give Your angels charge over us to keep us in all our ways (Ps. 91:9-11).
You, Lord Most High, are awesome. You are the Everlasting God, the Faithful God, the Great God, the Living God, the Merciful God, the Mighty God. You are Truth, Justice, Righteousness, and Perfection. You are the Sovereign God, the great King over all the earth (Ps. 47:2), the Most High over all the earth (Ps. 83:18). You are the Highest Sovereign of the heavens and the earth.
I worship and adore You today by offering thanksgiving to You, O God, and paying my vows to You, Most High (Ps. 50:14). For “it is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night” (Ps. 92:1-2). Hallowed be Thy name. You are my sovereignty.
Acquiring His Nature
Father, I hallow Your name today, and in doing so I desire to acquire Your nature because Your names signify Who You are and what You want to be in our lives.
Father, where there are areas of my life where I am not hallowing Your name as I should, and in essence, I am taking Your name in vain by an action or by the way I am living in an area of my life, please reveal it (them) to me.
God, I want You to take everything out of my life that is not like Jesus. I don’t want there to be anything in my life except that which glorifies and magnifies Christ in me. I pray, Father, that You will shake those things from me that need to be shaken so that those things which are not to be shaken will remain and be dominant and prevalent in my life (Heb. 12:27).
Father, I submit this day to the Lordship of Jesus Christ over my life and to the dominion of the name of Jesus in and over every area of my life. Hallowed be Thy name.