Finestwheat
10-11-2010, 03:53 PM
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Matthew 6.10
We are to pray this: "Thy kingdom come!" If his kingdom would come of itself, we would not have been given that command. But God's people are to pray, for his work is done in response to their cry, "Thy will be done!" Yes, but where? "On earth," for this is the only place where today God's will is not done.
Then how can God's kingdom be brought down here? By the created will, in union with the Uncreated Will, seeking the displacement of the rebellious will of the devil. For prayer is always three-sided. It involves someone prayed to, someone prayed for, and someone prayed against; and on earth there is someone to pray against-a will that is opposed to God's.
Against that rebellious will, God will not act alone. He awaits our prayers. The Lord's Prayer is not just a model of prayer for me; it is the revelation of God's heart.
We are to pray this: "Thy kingdom come!" If his kingdom would come of itself, we would not have been given that command. But God's people are to pray, for his work is done in response to their cry, "Thy will be done!" Yes, but where? "On earth," for this is the only place where today God's will is not done.
Then how can God's kingdom be brought down here? By the created will, in union with the Uncreated Will, seeking the displacement of the rebellious will of the devil. For prayer is always three-sided. It involves someone prayed to, someone prayed for, and someone prayed against; and on earth there is someone to pray against-a will that is opposed to God's.
Against that rebellious will, God will not act alone. He awaits our prayers. The Lord's Prayer is not just a model of prayer for me; it is the revelation of God's heart.