Recall the first words of the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father who art in heaven” (Matt. 6:9 ASV). Next comes the first request: “Hallowed be thy name.” What are you praying for when you pray for that? You’re praying that God would be known for who he is. That his name would be cherished and loved. Why? Because once you begin to have an impression of who God truly is, everything else fades into insignificance. When the bountiful sufficiency of God in himself and the glorious realm of his kingdom are continually brought before the mind, it puts everything else in its proper place and opens us to a
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