Our Father In Heaven
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your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
What does this passage mean? It doesn’t mean:
“God, please take control of the powers of the world to bring peace and justice.”
“God, please bail us out of this hopeless world and build us a new one.”
“God, we give up trying to do your will. We surrender to whatever you already had planned.
What does it mean?
Your Kingdom Come
Your Kingdom Come
What is Jesus talking about?
There are a lot of references that one could connect to Jesus’ kingdom language. However, there is only one place where a kingdom comes:
“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
This fits with the fact that Jesus’ favorite nick-name was “Son of Man.”
Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’
The kingdom is handed over to a group of people.
A group of holy people—that means the ones who bear God’s holy name—his children, taking on the family business.
The Kingdom of God is the COMMUNITY of his CHILDREN who reign on his behalf.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
God’s kingdom comes when he GIVES them AUTHORITY to fulfill his will.
It sure doesn’t seem like we have much authority. And yet...
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
So the question is, what is God’s will?
Your Will Be Done
Your Will Be Done
He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”
Why wasn’t it possible for the cup to pass from Jesus? This is the mystery of the Gospel (Daniel 2)
During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven
“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.
that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)—remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
God’s will is his plan to RECONCILE—not CONQUER—the nations through Jesus.
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
On Earth as it is in Heaven
On Earth as it is in Heaven
How is God’s will done in Heaven?
The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.
Praise the Lord, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
God’s will is done when his SERVANTS fulfill his PLANS.
He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
