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Dec 30, 2025
Week #52 — Day 3
Power & Glory
Q. 107. What doth the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?
A. The conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen,” teacheth us to take our encouragement in prayer from God
only, and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to him; and in
testimony of our desire and assurance to be heard, we say, Amen.
Matt. 6:13; Dan. 9:4-9, 16-19; 1 Chr 29:10-13; 1 Cor. 14:16; Rev. 22:20-21.
“Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David
said: Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours,
O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over
all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give
strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.”
Power and glory. “God is not just a king; He is a king who has power. By praying, “For thine is the…power,” we are again undergirding our earlier petition, “Thy will be done.” As A. W. Pink writes, “He who cannot do what He will and perform all his pleasure cannot be God.”1 But Psalm 135:6 tells us that “whatever the LORD pleases He does.” Psalm 62:11 rightly says that “power belongs to God.” Glory. Since God is over all things and has the ability to do all things, it is right to affirm that all praise should be directed to Him. The very fact that we pray is proof that we ourselves are weak and limited, and we need an infinite Being to come to our aid” (Excerpt From Glorifying and Enjoying God: 52 Devotions through the Westminster Shorter Catechism)
These two attributes or characteristics of God motivated the Puritan pastors and authors and theologians to make them the centerpiece of their sermons and writings. While most modern pastors and writers focus on the love of God, they focused on the glory and majesty of God over all. It was not that God’s love was left out, but rather that His love was subsumed under his glory, power and justice and truth. God had to remain God the Lord in their writings and comments. We have lost such humility and awe and obeisance in our modern times. This conclusion to the Lord’s Prayer reminds us again to whom we are praying.
A Puritan Prayer —
“O MY GOD,
Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects,
my heart admires, adores, loves thee,
for my little vessel is as full as it can be,
and I would pour out all that fullness before thee in ceaseless flow.
When I think upon and converse with thee
ten thousand delightful thoughts spring up,
ten thousand sources of pleasure are unsealed,
ten thousand refreshing joys spread over my heart,
crowding into every moment of happiness.
I bless thee for the soul thou hast created,
for adorning it, sanctifying it,
though it is fixed in barren soil;
for the body thou hast given me,
for preserving its strength and vigour,
for providing senses to enjoy delights,
for the ease and freedom of my limbs,
for hands, eyes, ears that do thy bidding;
for thy royal bounty providing my daily support,
for a full table and overflowing cup,
for appetite, taste, sweetness,
for social joys of relatives and friends,
for ability to serve others,
for a heart that feels sorrows and necessities,
for a mind to care for my fellow-men,
for opportunities of spreading happiness around,
for loved ones in the joys of heaven,
for my own expectation of seeing thee clearly
I love thee above the powers of language to express,
for what thou art to thy creatures.
Increase my love, O my God, through time and eternity.”
Excerpt From
The Valley of Vision
Edited by Arthur Bennett


