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…
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” Matt. 6:33 Now we know that the word translated kingdom comes from the Greek basileia. We know that God establishes His kingdom through His own personal announcement – another creation spoken into existence. Human agency is not part of this creation. It is God’s plan…
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” Matt. 6:33 The second phase in examining this verse will focus on what we are seeking. Remember that the Greek word for seek is zeteo. We discovered that this root word has several different meanings. It can mean “to strive after”, “to look for”, and…
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” Matt. 6:33 Lately God has been pressing me about my motivation. He has been showing me how deeply ingrained my own desires are. Sometimes we can look so good on the outside that we even convince ourselves how carefully we are following God’s plan of…
Two quotations: Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are, quite naturally, impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new, and yet it is the law of all progress that…
