THE LORD'S PRAYER: YOUR KINGDOM COME (10 OF 20)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Matthew 6:10
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The Lord's Prayer: Your Kingdom Come (10 of 20)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 6:10
This verse is part of the portion of scripture known as the Lord's Prayer. Jesus is giving it as an example of how to pray to His disciples. Previously Jesus had begun with these words, ''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.'' In prayer we present out prayer to God, our Father, the all-sufficient, all-loving One who sits on His throne in heaven. He is the sovereign ruler over all things. He is holy, pure, and trustworthy. With confidence we can present our requests to God our Father. We now turn to the following verse found in Matthew 6:10.
''Your Kingdom Come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.''
This verse is best understood when we recognize its use of parallelism. This writing style was often used in scripture. The first phrase states an idea, then the second phrase repeats the same idea in different words. We see this style in:
(Psalms 46:1). God is our refuge and strength--a very present help in trouble
(Psalms 46:7) The Lord of Hosts is with us--the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Once we recognize the parallelism in verse 10 it gives us the definition of ''Your kingdom come.'' It is that God's will would be done, on earth as it is in heaven. We will know that the Kingdom of God has fully come to earth when the total rule of God and the complete obedience of man becomes the reality of all life here on earth.
It is a simple concept. To be a king you have to have a kingdom and the kingdom is made up of all who live under the rule of the king.
The kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom. The word translated ''kingdom'' in the Greek was the word basilea. This word meant ''the realm in which a sovereign king rules.'' If one has not put themselves under the sovereign rule of God, then God is not their king and thus they are not part of the kingdom. The kingdom of God is made up of all who have willingly submitted their h ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 6:10
This verse is part of the portion of scripture known as the Lord's Prayer. Jesus is giving it as an example of how to pray to His disciples. Previously Jesus had begun with these words, ''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.'' In prayer we present out prayer to God, our Father, the all-sufficient, all-loving One who sits on His throne in heaven. He is the sovereign ruler over all things. He is holy, pure, and trustworthy. With confidence we can present our requests to God our Father. We now turn to the following verse found in Matthew 6:10.
''Your Kingdom Come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.''
This verse is best understood when we recognize its use of parallelism. This writing style was often used in scripture. The first phrase states an idea, then the second phrase repeats the same idea in different words. We see this style in:
(Psalms 46:1). God is our refuge and strength--a very present help in trouble
(Psalms 46:7) The Lord of Hosts is with us--the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Once we recognize the parallelism in verse 10 it gives us the definition of ''Your kingdom come.'' It is that God's will would be done, on earth as it is in heaven. We will know that the Kingdom of God has fully come to earth when the total rule of God and the complete obedience of man becomes the reality of all life here on earth.
It is a simple concept. To be a king you have to have a kingdom and the kingdom is made up of all who live under the rule of the king.
The kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom. The word translated ''kingdom'' in the Greek was the word basilea. This word meant ''the realm in which a sovereign king rules.'' If one has not put themselves under the sovereign rule of God, then God is not their king and thus they are not part of the kingdom. The kingdom of God is made up of all who have willingly submitted their h ...
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