10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Introduction: Our prime concern is that our needs and desires are always being met. But mature prayer first seeks and accepts God´s will.
1. Your kingdom come. 1) We should pray that God´s kingdom may come to every individual, society, nation, and the world. - God´s kingdom is where God rules with His sovereignty (Ps 22:28). 2) The actual conditions of the world. ¨ç A nation that accepted the sovereignty and ruling of God-the US is a representative nation. - God will be with the nation that accepts the kingdom of God (Ps 33:12). ¨è A nation that is indifferent to God´s kingdom. - A nation that is not interested in the sovereignty and ruling of God and neither opposes nor resists His kingdom. - Japan and Korea are representative nations. ¨é A nation that is actively involved in resisting and destroying God´s kingdom. - Rome, communist countries, nations that believe in Islam and other religions. - When Jesus comes again, all nations will enter into God´s sovereignty and His ruling (2Th 1:7-10). 3) Has God´s kingdom come into our lives? - Who is the owner and ruler of my life? ¨ç I myself am the owner and ruler of my life. ¨è A person who serves God, like a tenant who serves a landlord. ¨é People who surrender and give themselves to God-God´s kingdom comes to these people.
2. As it is in heaven. 1) God has absolute authority. His will toward all things in heaven has already been done. ¨ç In His creation (Ge 1:1; 2:1). ¨è In His salvation (Jn 19:30). ¨é In His completion of history (Rev 22:13). ¨ê The Bible is a book of God´s revelation that has already been done. Just as lawyers refer to law books, we should also discover in the Bible what has been done (Ro 9:28; Jn 15:7).
3. Your will be done on earth. - Only what God has done will be done on earth. Prayer and faith without God´s Word will be done in vain. 1) Abraham and the stars in the sky-God´s will that is unveiled in heaven (Ge 15:5-6). ¨ç Look and realize. ¨è Look and have a dream. ¨é Look and believe. ¨ê Look and shout. Then the will of God will be done on earth, that is, in the life of Abraham (Ro 4:17-18). 2) If you look up at the sky without stars, prayer means nothing. ¨ç Look at the promise in the sky, and then pray and believe (Heb 6:13-15). ¨è Stars in the sky indicate the stars in your heart. Take a close look at the promise of stars in your heart, realize, have a dream, believe, shout, and pray. 3) God´s will twinkles in the Bible like the stars in the sky. ¨ç It is waiting to be done on earth (Ps 37:4-5; 1Co 2:9). ¨è Realize His will in your heart, have a dream, believe, confess your faith, and pray. Then the will of God will be done on earth (Mk 11:22-24).
Conclusion : When God´s kingdom comes into our heart, and we pray with faith according to His will, heaven will be fulfilled in our lives.
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