Thy Kingdom Come!

Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.


Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.


Thy kingdom come.


What exactly is a kingdom?


kingdom a state or government having a king or queen as its head.


A state or government- territory. Can you have a kingdom made up of nothing? Can you say you're the king of air? Do you rule the air? Absolutely not. A king needs a kingdom and that kingdom is a territory- what territory? We have had kings in Saudi Arabia, Kings in England, Kings in Norway, Kings in Israel…we KNOW what kings are. We know that the king of England would be a king ruling over England not Germany. We know that the territory of a king is in his title… the king of… and we insert where that king rules as king and instantly we know where he reigns.


We are to pray that our Father in Heaven's kingdom…comes.


If we want the kingdom of another to come to us what exactly are we desiring? Not the king coming to visit, but the kingdom to come. We want the rule of another kingdom over our own. Or… if we do not possess a king we desire this king to come and rule over us king-less people.


Wanting Our Father in Heaven's kingdom to come is wanting to be governed by God, wanting God to rule over us, wanting to be the subjects in servitude to God.


Today we think of kings as figureheads and little more, men with no real power. Some would say that kings never have power and are really pawns of those around them. While that may be true in some respects in others it's not- in some kingdoms that have existed through our history the king's word was all that mattered- not anyone else's, not the queen's, not the prince's, not the princess's, not the duke's, not the lord's, no other's words mattered but the king's. If a king wanted someone killed then they were killed. If a king wanted to reward someone then they were rewarded. We might have many movies on television about kings and while they might fictionalize a lot of things to make it *exciting* to our senses a whole lot of what they DON'T show, what they don't fictionalize is very, very real and very horrifying. We can't let sensationalism dim reality no matter how silly that might sound. We are tricked into believing that because something is sensationalized that it's not really true and certainly not worse than it's made out to be. Kings have power as kings.


God our Father in Heaven has power, great power and we must pray for Him to come and bring His kingdom to rule over us. We know that when 'His kingdom comes' He will rule over the world, He will have power over the world, He will be KING over the entire world -- His kingdom will COME.


Jesus wants us to learn to pray-


Thy kingdom come.


Thy RULERSHIP come!


Some might argue that God's rulership is already here but if His kingdom were here we'd have NO need to pray for His kingdom to come, would we?


So the obvious question is … if God isn't ruler of the earth then who is?


Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Gen 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.


God created the earth and then created man and then gave man the earth and all that was in the earth. Replenish the earth and subdue it. If you are subduing something you have dominion over that something. If you are subduing something you have control over it, you are dominating it, you are putting it under you.


Replenish the earth…and…subdue…it.


Man was to be the ruler of the earth, man was to have dominion over the animals, over the fish, over every living thing, over the birds, man was to be the king of the earth-God made man and set him over the earth.


So, does man have rulership of the earth today?


No.


Who has rulership then?


Mat 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Mat 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.


The devil told Jesus- All these things will I give thee- all what things? All the KINGDOMS of the world!


Who has rulership of the kingdoms of the world? Who offered the kingdoms of the world to Jesus Himself?! The DEVIL!


Make NO mistake! This earth does have a ruler and this is why we are taught by our Savior to pray-- Thy kingdom come. We don't want to live under the rulership of the devil, we want to live under the rulership of our God! Yes, we must pray for His kingdom to come, we MUST pray this way! We must pray knowing that the Devil rules the world we live in and that his rulership is temporary! Our God will have His kingdom come!


Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Rev 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Rev 21:5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Rev 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Rev 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.


By the grace of God may we drink of the fountain of the water of life freely in the kingdom of our God!


Heavenly Father - Thy Kingdom Come!


Amen!