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“Thy Kingdom Come”A Prayer for Today
Our precious Lord taught us to pray, “Thy Kingdom Come.” But, for what are we praying?
Is this a prayer for Christ's Second Coming or for the appearance of the alleged millennium as some propose?
This is not first and foremost a prayer for the Second Coming of Christ, though it may contain it. It is not a prayer that God would conclude history and usher in the eternal kingdom. It is not a prayer for escape from evil by a secret rapture.
The word “kingdom” means “rule.” It is a prayer that God's rule will be recognized first and foremost in my life now, today; that I will graciously and willingly surrender to His authority and His Commandments; that I resist sin within and without. This prayer demands that I surrender my triple kingdom of spirit, soul, and body to be ruled by Christ the King, my Lord and Savior. It is a prayer that I recognize one Lawgiver, one law, one duty, and one Master; and, that all I do today will be conducted under His authority.
It is also a prayer that men would recognize there is One Lawgiver and one absolute Law—a law higher than man-made statutes and codes. This is a prayer that men would surrender to the King of the Nations and acknowledge His authority, His Commandments, and His laws for mankind; that men would arrange themselves and their institutions to be governed by the Ten Commandments; that honesty, and integrity, and nobility would be manifest in our families, churches, and government; that men would do one another no harm, no injury; that our justice system would be fair, equitable, and just; that evildoers would be punished and noble deeds rewarded; and that wrongdoers would make the injured whole.
It is also a prayer that men would experience the regenerating powers of the age to come as proclaimed in the gospel; that men might find forgiveness at the cross and experience a new birth in spirit.
It is a prayer that our government acknowledge Christ the King and surrender to be ruled by His law—that Caesar give to God's what is God's; that it not abrogate to itself the prerogatives of Deity; that it accept its limited role in God's economy and perform it rigorously and ethically.
Surely, all that is wrong with our nation politically is a result of men's failure to be governed by His Law and His grace. When men rebel against “What is Written” and create their own laws, evil abounds—for “all we like sheep have gone astray, each has turned to his own way.”
Let us pray today that men would recognize His authority and His law. Let us pray that men would surrender to the rule of Christ so that blessing and prosperity may abound among us.
Lord, Thy kingdom Come. May all acknowledge you as Lord of our lives, our families, our churches, and Lord over our nation. Amen.
B. S.
Retired Pastor
"Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die): Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me; Lest I be full and deny You, And say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God."
[Prov. 30:7-9, Bible, NKJV]“Thy Kingdom Come”A Morning PrayerOur precious Lord taught us to pray, “Thy Kingdom Come.” It is part of the Lord's Prayer a.k.a. the “Disciples' Prayer.” Positively, it is a plea that all men and all man's institutions would surrender to be ruled by God's law; negatively, it is coup de'etat against godless authorities and de facto officials.
This is the rebel's prayer—a revolutionary's cry against the immorality of this age and the promotion of wickedness by men in rebellion against the Creator. This prayer is God's permission to resist evil, to take the high road, and swim against the stream; it allows men to shout “No King, but King Jesus.” It is permission to adopt the motto “one nation under one God and one absolute law.”
It is a prayer against the belief that man is god; that government is god; that mans' law or their constitutions are absolute.
It is a prayer against the status quo where ambitious men seek to advance the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. It is a prayer against abortion, oppression, homosexuality, pornography, and greed.
It is a prayer against secularism, atheism, humanism, socialism, Marxism and every other ism wherein secularists seek to build a city where man is the measure of all things.
It is a prayer against rulers in rebellion against “the LORD and His Anointed”—against governments who seek to enslave and control men through coercion, intimidation, and fear.
It is a prayer against governments hostile to the maxim that the Bible is the Source of all Law; and, it is a prayer against governments that break their own laws.
It is a prayer against unjust laws and legislators “who do mischief through law” by creating a system of man-made statutes and codes that enslave their citizenry [Ps. 94:20]; who seek to create a new world order through law; who promote alien laws that undermine the Ten Commandments and the virtues they advance: faithfulness, justice, and mercy.
It is a prayer against those who defraud others; against rulers that steal from the people through color of law; against unlawful taxation that transfers power from the family to the State.
If you are angry at godless politicians, this prayer if for you: “Lord, Thy kingdom Come.”
B.S.
Retired Pastor
"Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die): Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me; Lest I be full and deny You, And say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God."
[Prov. 30:7-9, Bible, NKJV]
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