Re:Verse passage – Matthew 6:9-15 (day three)
“Your kingdom come.”
What does it mean to long for God’s kingdom to come on earth? The next two phrases of the prayer lay it out: it means that earth, also, would be a place in perfect harmony with God’s will. Jesus’s words themselves are in perfect harmony with the Old Testament prophets who longed for the day when the knowledge of the glory of the Lord would fill the earth as the waters cover the sea. God pronounced his creation good. To pray this way is to yearn for the day that you will see that goodness in all its fullness.
Earnestly yearning for that day. When Israel became a nation I thought it might happen in my lifetime. But it seems other things must take place first. I have often wondered what it would be like to be alive when Jesus returns. For some a welcome event for others a terror. All the more reason to share the gospel at every opportunity.