Pastor’s Pen – February 28, 2022

message from Pastor Stephanie

We are continuing to look at the Lord’s prayer. This week as we conclude this series we look at the last phrase “lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.”

This is one of the most confusing phrases and has been the discussion of debate for centuries. Because the original Greek did not have punctuation, many believe there should be a comma after lead us, making the phrase “lead us, not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” We know God does not lead us into temptation, we do that just fine on our own. Instead in the prayer we are asking God to lead us, to take over and be in control. 

The Greek word for ‘deliver’ actually means to snatch up. We are asking God to snatch us up when we give into our temptations, when we get closer to evil. The prodigal son story is a beautiful illustration of how God runs towards us when we turn back to God and embraces us in a hug. God, continue to snatch us up and bring us back into your arms!

Please continue to pray our breakthrough prayer daily at 4:09pm.

Blessings,
Pastor Stephanie


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