I believe the greatest prayer you might ever utter, and the most powerful response from God, would be the incorporation of words to this effect: “Thy Kingdom come: Thy will be done: deliver us from the evil one.”
Imagine, if you will, when you say, “Thy Kingdome come”, you are inviting the Messiah Himself to walk freely, boldly, and unhindered into your world.
“Come, my King Jesus! Come into our hearts! Come into our families! Be LORD over our fears and doubts! Come into Your Churches and establish Your Kingdom rule! Come into our work-places! Come into our schools! Come into our land and take Your Throne here! Come into our high government offices! LORD, God, come because we ask You; come and occupy every corner of this land, this community, this block, our very lives, and deliver us from the evil one, Satan himself!”
This prayer: “Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” acknowledges and confesses God’s Sovereignty over all things, then releases its power and scope into the earth.
Oh, beloved believer, there is another ‘kingdom’ at work on the earth. There is another ‘will’ being done. This other kingdom must go if God’s Kingdom is to come. These kingdoms are in extreme opposition to one another. They are at war for the same allegiance and the same territory. They cannot exist together. “Thy kingdom come,” certainly includes this necessity, though unspoken, “the other kingdom must depart.” “Thy will be done” includes by the same inference this: “the other will be undone.”
Christian, who are you to ask such things? Who are you to ask God to take control of your world? You are His child!
“So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive His mercy and find grace to help us in our times of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
Beloved, Pray On!
