Thy Kingdom Come
Passage: Matthew 6:9-10; Daniel 4:34b-35
We have been looking at the petitions in this great prayer that Jesus taught us so that we can pray more fruitfully and effectively. What Jesus teaches us in this prayer is truly remarkable. Prayer is asking, and this is our invitation to ask for big things, sweeping things, life changing things.
We have been away from it for two months and since I didn’t preach on the second petition, I am returning to it as a good overarching petition and refresher on the Lord’s Prayer.
When we pray the second petition of the Lord’s Prayer, we find ourselves praying for something we are unfamiliar with, kings and kingdoms are not part of our experience or vocabulary. Let’s take a closer look at this business of kings and kingdoms.