Jesus told us when we prayed, we were to seek God’s Kingdom … “Your Kingdom Come.”
He also told us this was our priority in Matthew 6:33. We must surrender every desire, every need, every ambition to the goal of seeking His Kingdom and His righteousness in us. We must allow God’s kingdom in us to change us through the Power of His Holy Spirit, or our testimony will be worthless.
There is a second part to praying “Your Kingdom Come” and that is to live each day in the awareness that it might be the day Jesus comes back for His own. The Book of Revelation is all about the return of our LORD Jesus as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
We have a hope beyond measure. Our LORD who came once to save us has vowed to come again. “Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” [Heb 9:28 NIV]
That’s His promise. The final salvation where sin and evil are forever banished from God’s Creation and His Eternal Rule is set in place, never to be challenged again. We are to be alert and seek His Coming. Revelation 22:20 contains both His promise “Surely I am coming quickly,” and our prayer “Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” [NKJV]
Every morning when we arise and every night when we close our eyes in sleep we should pray, “Amen. Even so, come, LORD Jesus!”
Let it be today. Amen
