Thy kingdom come thy will be done in prayer12/12/2023 ![]() It was the Jews' daily prayer to God, Let him make his kingdom reign, let his redemption flourish, and let his Messiah come and deliver his people. What God has promised we must pray for for promises are given, not to supersede, but to quicken and encourage prayer and when the accomplishment of a promise is near and at the door, when the kingdom of heaven is at hand, we should then pray for it the more earnestly thy kingdom come as Daniel set his face to pray for the deliverance of Israel, when he understood that the time of it was at hand, Da 9:2. Ministers should pray over the word: when they preach, the kingdom of God is at hand, they should pray, Father, thy kingdom come. Note, We should turn the word we hear into prayer, our hearts should echo to it does Christ promise, surely I come quickly? our hearts should answer, Even so, come. The kingdom of your Father who is in heaven, the kingdom of the Messiah, this is at hand, pray that it may come. This petition has plainly a reference to the doctrine which Christ preached at this time, which John Baptist had preached before, and which he afterwards sent his apostles out to preach-the kingdom of heaven is at hand. So this second petition is both a request for more of God’s Kingdom to come now on Earth, and a looking forwards to fullness of God’s Kingdom in the future.Ģ. Here the Kingdom of God will be fully realised “on earth as it is in heaven”. Christian eschatology is to do with “end times”, the end of this age as we know it and the return of Christ in His second coming. However, there is a further meaning to this line, one which theologians refer to as having eschatological significance. So when we pray “your kingdom come” we can first ask ourselves “how can God’s rule and ways fully come through my life?” For an understanding of God’s ways, it is worth reading the teachings of Jesus in the Gospel’s (especially the “ Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew chapters 5 to 7 and His many parables, which reveal the principles of the Kingdom). ![]() Rather, our hearts can be the place where his Kingdom reigns. This is not necessarily a geographical place. So the Kingdom of God is wherever God is in control. ![]() The domain is the territory that is governed by the ruler, the King. The word “ Kingdom” comes from two words - King and domain. So here we are asking that God's ways happen here, as they are fully obeyed in Heaven. God's kingdom is to do with His ways and order. "Thy Kingdom Come" is the second of the seven petitions in the the Lord's prayer (the first three address God, the second four are prayers related to our needs and concerns). ![]()
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