=Matt. 7:11. If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?= THE FIRST PETITION. =Hallowed be Thy name.= _That is_, The name of God is indeed holy in itself; but we pray in this petition that it may be hallowed also among us. This is done when the Word of God is rightly taught, and when we as the children of God live holy lives in obedience to the Word. This grant us, heavenly Father! But he that teaches and lives otherwise than the Word of God teaches, profanes the name of God among us. From this preserve us, heavenly Father! _282. What do you pray for in the first petition?_ I pray that the name of God may be hallowed among us. =Ps. 72:19. Blessed be his glorious name forever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory.= _283. When is the name of God hallowed among us?_ When the Word of God is rightly taught and is received into our hearts. _284. When do we hallow the name of God among our fellow men?_ We hallow the name of God when we freely confess it before men in accordance with the Word, and when we as God's children live holy lives in obedience to the Word. =Matt. 5:16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.= =Matt. 10:32. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.= _285. Who profanes the name of God?_ He that teaches and lives otherwise than the Word of God teaches, profanes the name of God. =Rom. 2:24. [R. V.] The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.= THE SECOND PETITION. =Thy kingdom come.= _That is_, The kingdom of God comes indeed of itself, without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may come also to us. This is done when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe the Word of God, and live holy and Christ-like lives here in time, and in heaven forever. _286. What do you pray for in the second petition?_ I pray that the kingdom of God may come. _287. What is meant, in a particular sense, by the kingdom of God which you pray for in this petition?_ 1. The kingdom of grace, in which Christ makes every believer a partaker of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit; and 2. The kingdom of glory in heaven, where the chosen live with Christ in perfect happiness. _288. What is meant by saying that the kingdom of God comes to us?_ It means that we become partakers in it. _289. When does the kingdom of God come to us?_ The kingdom of God comes to us when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe the Word of God.