Definition of "Hallowed"

Picking up from yesterday's devotion, Matthew 6:9c says "Hallowed be Thy name." We have indeed begun to develop a relationship with the Father if we have truly asked our Lord Jesus to come into our heart and control every aspect of our lives.

And after that development in our lives, we need to learn how to "worship" the Lord. In fact, this is a most excellent way to open a dialogue with the Father, by offering up worship to Him. Let me share with you some of the definitions I found for the word "Hallowed": to make holy; sanctify; consecrate; to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate; To make or set apart as holy; To respect or honor greatly; revere.

How do we do that? We do that by keeping ourselves beneath our Father God in submission to His leadership using His Holy Spirit as our guide. Peter said in Acts 4:24 "...O Lord, it is Thou who didst make the Heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them." That's reverence, that's honor, that's setting Him apart for His glory and considering Him sacred!

We as God's children have so much to be thankful for daily and we should fall to our knees in honoring God as "Holy". Next to the awesomeness of my God, the things that go on day in and day out in my life are really "trivial" and "meaningless" as I think of Him as "Abba, Father" (Abba means "daddy").

I had (here on earth) a very close friend, Michael, who was diagnosed with cancer shortly after I was and within 3 months he was gone. I loved him like a brother and I came to his bedside and spoke these words to him: "When we come to the edge of all the light we know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen; either there will be something solid to stand on, or we will be taught how to fly!" My friend offered a weak smile and 2 days later was gone.

That's honoring and revering God our Father. Knowing that no matter what the situation, He is there to bring us to our ultimate place with Him in glory. Quoting from Pastor Chuck Smith, "Worship is the beginning of effective communication with God."

When you pray, do you take the time to "worship the Father?" If you don't, won't you start? He would love it! He deserves it! And honestly, He expects it!

Dave