Lord's Prayer: Thy Kingdom ComeНамуна

“Thy kingdom come” is a prayer of purpose and dependency. It says I live for God’s kingdom. This is what I ultimately want. It recognizes God has a purpose bigger than myself. This purpose defines my sense of purpose and redirects my hope. It’s what I live for.

Praying this way also reminds me that I need it. I yearn for God’s will and God’s way. I cannot orchestrate that here on earth on my own. When we stand in the face of cancer, of death, of human corruption, or even just the mysteries and complexities of the human psyche, I realize my own human frailty, my own internal corruption, and my own inability to make it right or restore. “Thy kingdom come” says, “God, come and make it right! Make it how You intended! Advance upon us and liberate us!”

It reminds me that other people need it too. Jesus did not come to save just me. Jesus loves the world. And He wants them to be a part of His kingdom too.

Here’s where we come in. Just like Israel was called to be a kingdom of priests, so Jesus’ followers are too. Jesus wants us to be ambassadors of His kingdom, like heralds sent out, spreading the good news of His kingdom to others that the hope and salvation from King Jesus is here. It’s here! This is what evangelism is all about.

To pray “Yhy Kingdom come” is to pray, “God, in me, and through me. Here I am for Your kingdom.”

Consider this today…

Pray “thy kingdom come,” and as you do, ask God where His reign needs to come more deeply into your own life. Ask Him how you can serve Him by bringing the good news of His reign to other people and into this world, too.

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