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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Pray this way: Your Kingdom come...

"Pray then in this way...Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."--Matthew 6:10.  The second part of the Model Prayer as given by Jesus.  Again, Jesus' instructions on prayer are given as a contrast to how the Pharisees were praying, to be seen by men.  The Model Prayer begins with adoration and then is followed by the request for God's kingdom to come and as a result for His will to be done.

Your kingdom come.  In order to lay some groundwork, the word kingdom in relation to God is used in two primary ways in the New Testament.  First, the word kingdom can refer to the Lord's church as a whole but as is the case in Matthew 6:10, it also refers to God ruling in our lives.

This series of blogs while dealing with the Lord's prayer is also intended to help us all reflect on our prayer lives and also to reflect on what we are praying for versus what we probably should be praying for.  I pray as you read this and the next two to come dealing with this subject, that you walk away encouraged and are able to have a deeper relationship with the Lord through your prayers.

Your kingdom come.  With that being said, I am once again asking you to reflect on the last time you prayed.  If you read yesterday's blog, did you pray and offer God praise and adoration before making any personal requests of Him?  I hope you did.  But what about this part about God's kingdom coming and as a result His will being done?

Your kingdom come.  It's pretty simple.  When is the last time you specifically asked God's kingdom to come in your life?  What I mean is when is the last time you specifically asked God to rule in your life.  Yes, you might be a Christian but letting God rule in our lives is a daily choice we must make even after we obey the gospel.  As a result, based on Matthew 6:10, God's will is sure to be done in our lives.

Your kingdom come.  When we allow God to rule in our lives on a daily basis and make that daily decision to follow Him throughout our day, we make plenty of room for His will to be done "on earth as it is in heaven."  Does this mean that life will always be easy?  Of course not.  Fact is when we make a conscious choice to submit to God, Satan is going to try that much harder to trip you up and cause you to take your eyes off the goal that God has called you to through obedience to His will.

So my encouragement to you this morning is this.  As you pray, ask specifically for God's kingdom or rule to come into your life.  Do this not just today but every day.  As a result you are allowing God to accomplish His will through YOU.  When that happens, incredible things can happen.  Again, I close with the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:9 -- "Pray then, in this way..."

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL! GOD BLESS! 

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