Matthew 6:13. Deliver us from evil | Zika Muwowo | 260830 | Teach us to pray

And so we come to the final verse where he says, verse 13, but deliver us from the evil one.

Now, what does Jesus mean when he says deliver us? Does he mean deliver like you might deliver a letter or a parcel? No, no, I don't.

That's not what Jesus is talking about.

No, when Jesus says deliver, he means to rescue and protect someone, to rescue them from danger.

And so Jesus teaches us these words, deliver us from the evil one, because he's teaching us to do two things, to watch out and to shout help.

To watch out and to shout help.

Well, think about those two things now.

Now, to help us remember watch out, that's why I've got this big warning sign here.

We've got another picture we'll look at in a bit later.

So to watch out.

First, do we notice in this verse that Jesus warns us about the evil one? And who is the evil one? Well, that's how Jesus refers to the devil.

Now, Jesus's friend and follower, Peter, tells us about just what the evil one is like in his first book.

And he says this.

Have a look on the screens with me.

Be alert and of sober mind.

Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

And elsewhere, Jesus refers to the evil one as the father of lies.

You see, if you're a Christian here today, if you're following Jesus, you have an enemy, the evil one.

He's like a fierce lion.

He's like a sneaky liar.

And he's trying to stop us from living for Jesus.

You might know what that's like because he's the one who lies to us and says, you know what, praying, that's not important.

He's the one who lies to us and says, hey, reading your Bible.

That's not important either.

He's the one who lies to us, tells us that, hey, going to church.