Thy kingdom come Matthew 6:10 Come – We know that God’s Kingdom is not a physical place. The Greek word basileia is about reign and rule, not palaces and courtyards. God’s Kingdom is revealed wherever His servants and citizens live according to His government. But what does it mean to pray, “Your Kingdom come?” Hasn’t it already arrived when we…
“Thy Kingdom come,” Matthew 6:10 Come – There is little doubt that the Greek text of Matthew reads eltheto. Literally, the verse is “Let come the kingdom of You.” Eltheto is an active imperative. That means it is a command – a call to action – not simply an observation. There are plenty of commentaries…
“Let Your kingdom come, let Your will be done, as it is in heaven, also on earth.” Matthew 6:10 Earth – When we follow the pattern of prayer taught by our Lord, we endorse the Hebrew view of deliverance. Praying “Your kingdom come on earth” focuses our attention of the Hebrew verb yasa’. Of course,…
on earth, as it is in heaven Matthew 6:10 Earth/ Heaven – Startling! Uncomfortable! Of course, it isn’t for us because we are not saturated in the Hebrew Scriptures. But the disciples were. They would have expected “heaven and earth” not “earth and heaven.” Glance through the Old Testament and you will find the phrase…
Thy will be done Matthew 6:10 Will – “But how do I know what God’s will is?” Have you struggled with that question? I have – more often than not. I long to do His will, but knowing what He wants in any of the various gray areas of my life is not so easy…
Thy Kingdom come Matthew 6:10 Come – We’re not quite finished with this part of Yeshua’s example prayer. We discovered that this is not clock time. It’s God time. It’s kairos – the time when He fulfills His purposes . . the absolutely right time. Our awareness of His breaking into the world is essential…
Thy kingdom come Matthew 6:10 Come – We know that God’s Kingdom is not a physical place. The Greek word basileia is about reign and rule, not palaces and courtyards. God’s Kingdom is revealed wherever His servants and citizens live according to His government. But what does it mean to pray, “Your Kingdom come?” Hasn’t…
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 Kingdom – Graeme Goldsworthy said that the idea of the Kingdom dominates the entire Bible. Nothing is more important than the reign and rule of the Lord. Life occurs only in God’s Kingdom. Those who are not citizens are…
Thy kingdom come Matthew 6:10 Come – Yesterday we discovered that sometimes the verb tense makes a huge difference. Do you remember “revile” and “persecute?” Both were in the aorist tense. That means they are about a particular, limited point in the past. The actions do not go on and on. Aorist actions are like…
Thy kingdom come Matthew 6:10 Kingdom – If you have ever prayed the prayer, you have petitioned the Father to bring about His kingdom on this earth. You have given your assent to the desire to have God’s kingdom and God’s will become the reality of your experience here and now. But have you ever…
