It was the regular custom for a Rabbi to teach his disciples a simple prayer which they might habitually use, in (Luke 11:1-4), Jesus' disciples came asking him to teach them a prayer.

Before we begin to think about the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6, we should take note of a few things,

It is a prayer which only one who is committed to Jesus Christ can take upon his lips with any meaning. The Lord's Prayer can only really be prayed when the one who prays it knows what he or she is saying, and we cannot know that until we have entered into discipleship.

The first part has to do with God and with the glory of God; the second part has to do with our needs. In other words, God is first given his supreme place, and then we turn to ourselves and our needs. It is only when God is given his proper place that all other things fall into their proper places

(Matthew 6:33). Prayer must never be an attempt to bend the will of God to our desires; prayer ought always to be submitting our will to the will of God.

A characteristic Christian address to God. (Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:15). The very first word tells us that in prayer we are not coming to someone who is unwillingly give, but to a Father who delights in supplying his children's needs (Matthew 7:9-11).

In Hebrew the name means much more than merely the name by which a person is called. The name means the whole character of the person.

(Psalms 9:10) says, "Those who know Your name put their trust in You." That means far more than knowing that God's name is Jehovah. It means that those who know the whole character and mind and heart of God will gladly put their trust in him.

Before anything is asked for ourselves, God, His glory and His reverence comes first.

What God says God gets, His will is paramount!

Jesus tells us to pray for our daily bread. This goes back to the old testament of the manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16:11-21). Only enough for the needs of the day might be gathered. We are not to worry about the unknown future, but to live a day at a time.

When we pray we come needing cleansing, a fresh start, our burdens lifted, our hearts and minds renewed. We are asking for a restored relationship which has been hindered by our sins. We are asking God to shatter the barriers that keep us from having a close fellowship with our Creator. But we are incapable of receiving this forgiveness if we are not willing to forgive others who have repented and ask for our forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32).

This does not mean "don't bring us to the place of temptation" or "don't allow us to be tempted". We know in Matthew 4:1 that the "Spirit" led Jesus to the desert to be tempted by the devil. It also doesn't mean "don't tempt us" God has already promised not to do that (James 1:13). The word "lead" comes from the Greek root word "eis" which means "moving into; reaching a point of entry; following through; to carry inward" in other words "do not let me give in to temptation" (Mark 14:38). We need God's help to keep Satan at bay!!! (John 17:15)

The Lord's Prayer has been called the "Model Prayer" a diagram of how our prayers should be offered. It is more than that, it should be a model of our hearts and attitudes in coming to God in prayer. Our prayers should be filled with praise, reverence, honor, glory, worship, trust, humility, and above all submission to the power and will of God Our Father!!!