Thy Kingdom Come

"Jesus said, Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father who art (is) in heaven, Hallowed (Holy) be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.”
(Matthew 6:9-10)

Jesus Prayed, “Thy kingdom come- on earth as it is in heaven.” As we have identified earlier in the week, a kingdom is the royal king ruling over his domain. It is the king having dominion in a place, a territory, and over the lives of those who live there.

The cry of Jesus heart was for the kingdom of God to be among men. Jesus came to proclaim the “gospel of the kingdom” and taught us to “seek first the kingdom” of God. He said, “ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.” Yet He proclaimed, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." How could one miss seeing the kingdom that was right in their midst? Matthew 13:19 says that it is easy, for we must see the kingdom with our hearts first, before our natural eyes will recognize anything. Jesus taught "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart.” The condition of our hearts will determine what we see. To know the mysteries of the kingdom we must approach as children with open hearts of trust and surrender rather than minds full of skepticism. Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Mt 18:3

The rule of the King of Glory must be extended into our hearts before we are Kingdom Christians. Remember, kingdom is all about who has dominion in your life. As Jesus prayed in the ‘Lord’s prayer’, may heavens reality be manifested into earth’s realm. We partner with the King to see:

the name of the King being honored - on earth as it is in heaven

the kingdom of the King being extended - on earth as it is in heaven

the will of the King being done - on earth as it is in heaven

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Spend time today praying these three points (the name, the kingdom and the will of the King) into your life, your family, your church and your circle of influence - then take one step of action to see your prayers answered.


Tell the King today how exciting it is to partner with Him in seeing these three prayer points become a reality in our world. That is a real “WOW Project!”