Friday | 19 September 2025
The third dimension of prayer for a son of God is to hallow the name of the Father. Mat 6:9. We hallow His name when we fear and respect His sanctification. The fellowship of Yahweh Elohim is ‘holy, holy, holy’. Isa 6:3. Rev 4:8.
We worship the Father and magnify the holiness of His name through our obedience. When the Lord asked Moses to speak to the rock as an expression of prayer, so that the water would flow for the nation of Israel, Moses provoked the anger of the Lord by his disobedience. Motivated by frustration, Moses reacted by hitting the rock. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.’ Num 20:12.
We hallow the name of the Father by our willingness to be separate from the spirit of the world and its uncleanness. The apostle Paul proclaimed the word of the Father to the Corinthians, ‘“Come out from among them and be separate”, says the Lord. “Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters”, says the Lord Almighty.’ 2Co 6:17-18. In contrast to this, we profane the name of the Father, and reject the expression of His fatherhood toward us, if we are unwilling to be sanctified.
The apostle Paul then continued, ‘Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God’. 2Co 7:1. In a similar way, the apostle Peter declared, ‘As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy”. And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear.’ 1Pe 1:15-17.
Further Study:
Psalm 99
References:
Mat 6:9
In this manner, therefore, pray: our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Isa 6:3
And one cried to another and said, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!’
Rev 4:8
The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: ‘Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!’
Num 20:12
Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.’
2Co 6:17-18
Therefore, ‘Come out from among them and be separate,’ says the LORD, ‘Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters’, says the LORD Almighty.
2Co 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
1Pe 1:15-17
But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy’. And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear.