Series | The Life of Prayer and Heart
of Worship
Scripture | Matthew 6:10, “… your
kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Lesson 3 | The Lord’s Prayer Pt. 2, Thy Kingdom Come
The second
“exercise” of the Lord’s Prayer “workout” is to bid God’s kingdom to come on
the earth as it is in heaven and for God’s will to be done. God’s Kingdom or the Kingdom of God is the
active rule and reign of Jesus Christ as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. God’s will is for things on earth to be done
His way, just like everything is done in heaven for His glory.
The Kingdom of God
first invades people’s hearts when they are born again, John 3:3 & Luke
17:21. Then God’s people who have the
Kingdom of God within them are to bring forth the Kingdom of God upon the earth
through their good works by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, Jesus was
teaching His disciples to pray that Jesus would rule and reign in people’s
heart on earth as He does in heaven. As
a result, when Christ is made King, all the benefits of the Kingdom are
received. In God’s Kingdom sinners are
set free from the power of sin and made holy.
In the Kingdom, the broken hearted are healed and the past is
overcome. In the Kingdom, the sick are
healed, people dwell together in perfect unity, the fullness of joy and peace
is experienced, and life is lived to the fullest!
Jesus went on
further to teach in Matthew 6:33, “But
seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be
given to you as well.” Therefore, when
praying our first concern shouldn't be our needs, our daily bread, or for
earthly kingdoms- rather, first and foremost the believers main priority in
life and especially in prayer should be to ask and seek for God’s Kingdom to
come upon the earth in their generation and for His will to be done with people
as it is in heaven.
Can imagine what it
would be like to see this prayer answered in your lifetime? To see the fullness of God’s Kingdom upon the
earth as it is in heaven and for people everywhere obeying His perfect will-
this would truly be “heaven on earth!”
Reflection | Do you believe God can replace, “hell on earth” with His Kingdom and bring, “heaven on earth?”
Action | (1) Remove your needs and wants from being your first priority in prayer and make God’s Kingdom the first priority of all your prayers. (2) Every time you pray seek first God’s Kingdom. (3) Lastly, after you pray for God’s Kingdom to come then ask for your needs to be meet for the benefit of His Kingdom and by His will.
One Year Reading Plan (Optional) | Leviticus 27:14-Numbers 1:54, Mark 11:1-26, Psalm 46:1-11, & Proverbs 10:23. Click here to read online.
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