Title: Your kingdom come/Matthew 6:10
Thy kingdom come / Matthew 6:10
Key Verse: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (verse 10).
In this text, Jesus teaches the second prayer through the Lord's Prayer. “Thy kingdom come” means “Thy kingdom come on this earth today.” How does the kingdom of God come to this earth? The kingdom of God, that is, the place where God reigns, is heaven. The kingdom of God transcends space, no matter where it is, where His reign exists (Luke 17:20-21). The kingdom of God will be established in my heart and in my relationships with people. The kingdom of heaven will come when the word of God is witnessed to the ends of the earth. You will experience the kingdom of heaven while listening to God's word, obeying it, and preaching it. Therefore, the prayer of ‘Your kingdom come’ is a confession of ‘I will evangelize diligently, I will do my best to revive the church, and I will do missionary work with allegiance’.
When the Lord comes again, the kingdom of heaven will be established (Revelation 22:20). Because when the Lord comes again, the glorious kingdom of God will be established on this earth. So, whenever the early church members met each other, they said, “Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus.” When the Lord comes again, the perfect kingdom of God that all the saints long for, the old things will pass away, and a new heaven and a new earth, ruled by the King of kings and Lord of lords, will be established on this earth.
This scene appears in the movie 'General Robero'. A French man speaks when the resistances fighting the Nazis are executed. “I am sorry. I am just an ordinary citizen. I didn't do anything. I never did a resistance movement.” At this point, one resistance said: “We have been at war for five years. Many people have shed blood and many cities have been destroyed. France is on the verge of destruction. And yet you didn't do anything? You didn't do anything, that's why you should die."
What are you doing for the kingdom of God? While waiting for God's reign, we need to think about the Christian's responsibility. It is the fact that today I have the responsibility to realize, expand, and accomplish the kingdom of God on this earth. “Amen, come Lord Jesus!”
Prayer: Help us to experience heaven in our hearts whenever, wherever, and under any circumstances, so that we can carry out the mission of building and expanding the kingdom of God on this earth. I pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Lord's Prayer