This is the third blog in the series on
The Lord’s Prayer. The previous blog are
Rediscovering
the Power of The Lord’s Prayer, Our Father in
Heaven and May
Your Name Be Sanctified. Now we will continue to the third line of the
prayer:
May your Kingdom
come
Your will shall be
done in heaven and on earth.
Comments and Cultural Insights
1. “Your Kingdom come”
does not mean that God is going to set up
some kind of universal throne in Jerusalem or any other place on earth.1
2. “Your Kingdom come”
means that a movement is arising in which
increasing numbers of people are taking on “the yoke of God’s Kingdom” and doing
God’s will on the earth.
3. People will
recognize the presence of God’s Kingdom as they witness members of the Kingdom
of Heaven doing good works – acts of righteousness and TOV.
4. The Kingdom of
Heaven isn’t a Kingdom in Heaven.
It is a kingdom on earth. “Heaven” in
the phrase “Kingdom of Heaven” is a euphemism for the “name of God.” It is Yahweh’s
Kingdom and it is on the earth.
Making the words of The
Lord’s Prayer a Reality in Our Lives
1. We have already covered almost half of The Lord’s Prayer. The first half has focused
on making sure we understood our relationships to “Our Father” and each other.
2. It has also focused on doing God’s will2 -- things
which will bring us closer to God and each other.
3. As the Kingdom of Heaven touches the lives of others, people
will draw closer to each other and to Him.
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1 Jesus Rabbi
& Lord: The Hebrew Story of Jesus Behind Our Gospels by Robert L. Lindsey © 1990 by Cornerstone
Publishing, Oak Creek, WI; p. 95
2 Jesus Rabbi & Lord; p. 94.
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