Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10
As mind-boggling as it sounds, Christ has assigned to you the responsibility of advancing His kingdom by prayer. In His strategically crafted prayer pattern, once He leads you to encounter the Father’s ferocious love—Our Father in heaven—and to declare the supremacy of His Name—Hallowed be Your Name, then He gives you the nobility as His redeemed children to declare the advancing of His kingdom—Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!
The Lord’s prayer pattern begins with three emphatic Your statements—Your Name, Your kingdom, Your will. Genuine kingdom-advancing prayer is never personal agenda-advancing prayer. It’s not my name, my kingdom, my will; it is Your Name, Your kingdom, and Your will! In the process of prayer, God lovingly wrestles out of your clenched fists your own agenda in order to teach you to pray. This process is what we call death to self.
Today, God wants to open your eyes to see the glory of His kingdom and to change you so that His kingdom is your highest desire.
Father, as I enter Your presence today, I renounce my personal agenda, and I seek first Your kingdom and Your will to be accomplished. I die to self so that Your Spirit can fill me and mature me to be full of Christ. Yes, Lord, Your kingdom come!
YEAR ON FIRE
© Fred A. Hartley, III
All rights reserved
Unless otherwise indicated, the English Standard Bible (ESV) is used.
This daily Christ-encountering, fire-starter is not intended to replace your daily Bible reading and prayer time, but rather to motivate you to spend extended time in His presence.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10
As mind-boggling as it sounds, Christ has assigned to you the responsibility of advancing His kingdom by prayer. In His strategically crafted prayer pattern, once He leads you to encounter the Father’s ferocious love—Our Father in heaven—and to declare the supremacy of His Name—Hallowed be Your Name, then He gives you the nobility as His redeemed children to declare the advancing of His kingdom—Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!
The Lord’s prayer pattern begins with three emphatic Your statements—Your Name, Your kingdom, Your will. Genuine kingdom-advancing prayer is never personal agenda-advancing prayer. It’s not my name, my kingdom, my will; it is Your Name, Your kingdom, and Your will! In the process of prayer, God lovingly wrestles out of your clenched fists your own agenda in order to teach you to pray. This process is what we call death to self.
Today, God wants to open your eyes to see the glory of His kingdom and to change you so that His kingdom is your highest desire.
Father, as I enter Your presence today, I renounce my personal agenda, and I seek first Your kingdom and Your will to be accomplished. I die to self so that Your Spirit can fill me and mature me to be full of Christ. Yes, Lord, Your kingdom come!
YEAR ON FIRE
© Fred A. Hartley, III
All rights reserved
Unless otherwise indicated, the English Standard Bible (ESV) is used.
This daily Christ-encountering, fire-starter is not intended to replace your daily Bible reading and prayer time, but rather to motivate you to spend extended time in His presence.
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