"Let Your Kingdom Come" - How?

Consider the model prayer. With eloquent simplicity, Jesus summed up the importance of the Kingdom, showing what it will accomplish.  That prayer consists of seven petitions.  The first three concern Jehovah's purposes-the sanctification of his name, the coming of his Kingdom, and the carrying out of his will on earth as it is in heaven.  (Read Matthew 6:9, 10.) Those three petitions are closely related.  The Messianic Kingdom is the instrument through which Jehovah will sanctify his name and carry his will. 

How will God's Kingdom come?  When we pray,  "Let Your Kingdom come," we are asking that the Kingdom take decisive action.  When the Kingdom comes, it will exert it's full power toward the earth. It will remove the present wicked system of things, including all man-made governments, and bring in a righteous new world.  (Daniel 2:44; 2 Peter 3:13)  Then, under Kingdom rule, the entire earth will become a paradise.  (Luke 23:43)   Those in God's memory will brought back to life and reunited with their loved ones.  ( John 5:28, 29)   Obedient humans will reach perfection and enjoy endless life.  (Revelations 21:3-5)  At last, earth will be in perfect harmony with heaven, reflecting the will of Jehovah God! Do you not long to see those Bible promises come true?  Remember that every time you pray for God's Kingdom to come,  you are praying for those precious promises to be fulfilled.

It is clear that God's Kingdom has not yet "come" come to fulfill the model prayer. After all, man-made governments are still ruling and the righteous new world is not yet here.  But there is good news.  God's kingdom has been established, as we will discuss the in the next chapter.  Let us now examine what Jesus Said as to when the Kingdom would be established and when it would come.

Next time: "Let Your Kingdom Come" - When Would God's Kingdom  Be Established

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