How to Pray Using the Lord’s Prayer – Part 5

This begins part 5 of my series on praying the Lord’s Prayer. Please see parts 1-4 to learn more about how to pray using this prayer.

Today we will look at verse twelve, “and forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors” Matt 6:12 (NKJV). This is a very important verse to remember. We have to forgive others or God will not forgive us. This is a scary thought. If Christ died on the cross to cover all of our sins, no matter what the sin is, we have no right to have unforgiveness towards another. By God’s grace He forgave us and when He forgives us the Bible says that He forgets the sin. We should do the same for others. Unforgivenss causes a root of bitterness to begin growing in our hearts. This bitterness can pour into every aspect of our lives. It causes us to…