The Lord's Prayer 2 "hallowed By Thy Name" Series

We hallow the name of God when we keep his commandments. We profane the name of God when we break his commandments. So when we pray, "Father, let your name be hallowed," we mean, "Father, cause your commandments to be obeyed." "Hallowed be thy name" means "Obeyed be your commandments."

A final text to illustrate the meaning of hallowing God's name is Leviticus 10:3. "Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the Lord has said, I will show myself holy among those who are near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.'" This text seems to say that God's showing himself holy and His being glorified are virtually the same thing. So when we pray, "Hallowed be thy name," we mean also, "Glorified be thy name."

In summary,

Hallowed be thy name" is a request, not a declaration. We are not saying, "Lord, your name is hallowed!" We are saying, "Lord, cause your name to be hallowed!" That is, cause your word to be believed, cause your displeasure to be feared, cause your commandments to be obeyed, and cause yourself to be glorified. You hallow the name of God when you trust Him, revere Him, obey Him, and glorify Him.

The priority of our prayer is not to seek our own needs, but seek His name to be sanctified by trusting, revering, obeying and glorifying Him

The almost entire body of this sermon is the exact copy of Pastor John Piper's sermon, 'Hollowed by thy name," https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/hallowed-be-thy-name-in-all-the-earth