Title: Thy kingdom come / Matthew 6:9-13
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I am continuing to study the Lord's Prayer now.
In the sense of reviewing the previous content, it is summarized.
"Our Father in heaven"
This is the first verse of the Lord's Prayer.
This is to find the object of prayer.
My prayers now are not in front of anyone or alone as a monologue. Knowing that we are giving to God our Father, the high and great God in heaven, we call on God first. We must know that we are living before God. I pray to God. Also, please believe that this God is our Father.
God the Father hears our prayers.
He is the all-seeing and knowing God in heaven. He is the Father of Mercy.
"Hallowed be your name."
It means that only the name of God should be sanctified.
Our prayers should not start with a prayer about ourselves, but with a request to accomplish God's glory, God's kingdom, and God's will.
God must be glorified through our lives.
For us, this should be our greatest wish and supplication.
God's name must be sanctified through us.
The Most High God must be glorified through us.
We should see our deeds and give glory to God.
The second petition to God is 'Thy kingdom come.'
First of all, whose country is this country?
It speaks of the kingdom of God.
It is praying for the coming of the kingdom of God.
Since we are God's people, we should of course pray to God the King, "Thy kingdom come."
'His kingdom' is the kingdom of God.
Heaven, heaven.
Regarding this country, even when the Lord preached the gospel, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand", and so did the disciples.
However, people misunderstand the word 'near' here.
At that time, he doubts the record of the Bible, saying that the kingdom of heaven, which was said to be near 2,000 years ago, has not yet been achieved.
This does not mean that we are near in time, it means that Heaven is 'near' to us. It means very close. The New Testament era when the Lord came is the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven will come true when the devil is completely defeated by the Lord and the Lord who has overcome the power of death comes.
The word 'heaven' is recorded as 'the kingdom of heaven' and 'the kingdom of God' in Matthew's Gospel, and only as 'the kingdom of God' in Mark and Luke. In the Gospel of John, the kingdom of heaven is expressed as 'eternal life'.
These all have the same meaning. They all refer to heaven, but they say it like this depending on the subject.
Israel has lost its country. That is why they always thought that they would be happy if they found the country. In the days of King David, King Seonggun was at peace politically, economically, culturally and religiously. I thought everything would be all right as long as I met the king. The prophet's prophecy said that a king would come from the root of David.
But Jesus taught the content of prayer, 'Thy kingdom come.'
This country, after all, is the kingship, the reign of the king, the sovereignty of the king.
A kingdom is a country where a king rules everything.
How wonderful would it be if God could become king and rule in this country?
That is why it was called the 'Kingdom of God' by thinking of such a country.
This kingdom of God is different from the kingdom of the world.
While we pray that God's name be hallowed, a question arises.
Why does the world not bow down to this God? Do you not love, worship, and glorify God?
The reason is sin.
There is no other country besides heaven. This is Satan's country.
I know that there is an opposition to our desire to pray that God's name be glorified. For a while, this Satan will become the enemy of us who try to show the glory of God.
There is a 'god of this world' in this world. This world is against the kingdom of God and against the glory of God. However, God said that He would restore the world and all the nations as a nation under God's rule.
From the Old Testament, there are promises and prophecies about the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven. In John the Baptist's sermon, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand', and when our Lord started evangelism, he said, 'Repent, the kingdom of heaven is at hand'. Also, while teaching this prayer to his disciples, the Lord told them that this kingdom was near and told them to pray for this kingdom to come quickly.
This prayer is the prayer that we must pray until the end comes.
The kingdom of God is the reign of God ruled by God. It means God's law and God's rule. This God is different from the kings of the world. He is a dictator alone as a king, but unlike the exploiters of the world. He is the King of Peace and the King of Glory.
This heaven can be divided into three parts.
First, there is heaven that has already come upon us.
When the Lord was on this earth, He said, 'The kingdom of God has come upon you.' Jesus Himself is heaven.
In Luke 11:20, Matthew 12:28, when Jesus healed the demon-possessed people and brought them back to a pure spirit, people were amazed and said that God's work was revealed here. When it comes to casting out, Jesus said, "If I cast out demons by the hand of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you."
What do you mean? This world is the devil's world and hell, ruled and ruled by the devil. However, demons were cast out and the Holy Spirit came in and the power to work was revealed. This is when God's sovereignty was exercised and the devil surrendered. This is the coming of the kingdom of God. Those who listened to Jesus, obeyed Jesus, and were dark and bound by Satan are now released from Satan, and the kingdom of God is established in their hearts and in their families. that it will happen.
There is also an eternal kingdom to come.
It refers to the afterlife of eternity and infinity. This country has not yet come, and we are waiting with hope.
There are various signs of the Kingdom of God that will come in the end. Wars, famines, tribulations, love grows cold, morals fall to the ground...
But the conclusion comes only after the gospel is preached to the ends of the earth. Since it was said that the perfect kingdom of God, the kingdom of God when Jesus returns, and the afterlife will come when this gospel is preached to the ends of the earth, we diligently preach the gospel while wishing for the kingdom of God to be established. Sharing the gospel with my neighbors and my brothers is also broadening the kingdom of God.
This important mission is shared with us. The churches on this earth must realize this. Growing your own church is not the purpose of evangelism. It is to grow the kingdom of God. It is to lead those who are slaves to the devil, sin, and death to God and to heaven.
However, the kingdom of God in one sense has something to come upon us at this moment, today.
It is the heaven that must come into our lives, in our hearts, and in the lives of believers. We are praying for the present kingdom of God. It is to wish for the kingdom of God and Christ to come into our hearts and make the kingdom of heaven come true for us.
This kingdom of God, where we live under God's rule, guided and protected, must come. The kingdom of heaven is to entrust all of our lives to God alone, to worship completely, and to live in obedience.
Praying for the kingdom of God to come in a world of sin of death and misfortune that Satan rules and rules. Evangelism and preaching the gospel.
Our preaching of the gospel is to expand the kingdom of God in the future, and to make the kingdom of God come true on this earth as well.
I pray that the Lord's rule will appear in my home, my workplace, and my life. Thus, the power of darkness will recede, and we want only the power of the Lord.
For example, if you are possessed by a demon, if you say, ?쏷hy kingdom come,??the demon will depart and your spirit will return. If you say ?쏷hy kingdom come??to someone who hates others, your hatred will fade away and you will be transformed into a heart of love and forgiveness. Even dirty and evil thoughts, after defeating Satan, you will be governed by God and become good and good people. The kingdom of God has come.
Has the kingdom of God come into your home?
Has the kingdom of God come to your workplace? Otherwise, we should pray.
All misfortunes in our family are apart from God and are the devil's tricks. When the kingdom of God comes into our homes, our homes are heaven and paradise. They become one with each other and become a family with love, peace, and yin.
If a church is noisy, complicated, hates each other, and slanders about some problem, then no matter how much the church is, it is hell.
Aren't you good at saying 'it's like hell'?
If the church is reconciled to each other, cares for each other, and has faith, then it becomes heaven. In this sense, we should pray for the kingdom of God to come to the church, to our homes, to our workplaces, and to our lives. The place where the kingdom of God stands will be according to God's will and become a good place in God's sight.
When God created the heavens and the earth and everything was done according to God's will, it was said that it was good to see.
It is a scary, difficult, and dark time when all Satan's works and sins are established, and while waiting for the time when this Satan will be uprooted, we eagerly look forward to the 'coming of the Lord Jesus' with longing hearts. Satan never fails, and the Lord triumphs.
The kingdom of God will stand.
Oh Lord, will you always come?
We have the Lord, who has already been made heaven, in our hearts,
As we reach salvation, we look forward to the future kingdom of heaven that will come on that day. Also, let's long for the heaven that will be fulfilled in our present life on this earth. Let's pray for the kingdom of God. "Thy kingdom come..."