Prayer Focus-Hallowed Be Your Name

JOHN SHIRK – 2026 is the Year of Focus at WJTL. Be listening for devotionals focused on Jesus, along with insights for growing in our relationship with Him in prayer and praise.

In our Prayer focus for today, we take a look at the prayer taught by Jesus in Matthew 6:9.

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

That word “Hallowed” means “Set apart as holy and worthy of reverence.” This is an accurate view of God that gives us clarity of His unblemished purity whenever we enter His throne of grace. He is completely untainted by sin. At the same time, He is compassionate toward humans like us who have the sinful nature. And so, we enter His presence with the awareness that He is a great God, and a compassionate God, which enables us to approach Him with humility and confidence.

The Prayer taught by Jesus, acknowledging the holiness of God, is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com