Matthew 6:10a "Thy kingdom come."
When Jesus said "The kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel" (Mark 1:15). Christ came to proclaim and brought the kingdom of God on earth. How? He was that kingdom of God in the flesh. The kingdom in Christ was His work of miracles. He revealed that the kingdom of God was here. Never before in history were those multitudes of people who were healed by Christ Jesus in those days.
The Pharisees demanded to know when the kingdom of God should come. Jesus explained that it was not something you see with your eyes or tell where it should be on earth. So Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:20-21). According to Jesus, the present nature of the kingdom of God is spiritual. We manifest or show how the Holy Spirit works in our lives to glorify Christ on earth. Wow! Our important evidence that we are to experience the kingdom of God is a life of "righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost" (Rom. 14:17).
When we pray, thy kingdom come, we are praying that God's power to destroy the works of Satan, to bring healing power among the sick, to save the lost soul, to promote righteousness, and to pour out the Holy Spirit upon His people.
When we pray, thy kingdom come, we are praying for Christ to return soon and to reign on earth (1,000 years of peace). We also pray for the future new heaven and new earth, Yes, Thy Kingdom come. Like Revelation says, "Come, Lord Jesus" (Rev. 22:20a).
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen (Rev. 22:21).
The Lord's Prayer Round:
Our Father which is in heaven. Holy be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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