Date: 09-Feb-2024
Name: Nizbert
Topic: LET THY KINGDOM COME..
Content:
Matthew 6:9-13 NKJV
[9] In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. [10] Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. [11] Give us this day our daily bread. [12] And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. [13] And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
What is letting thy Kingdom come mean?
This is continued extension of God’s reign on earth, in particular in our life, and allowing his WILL over us.
This means accepting God for (list not exhaustive):
1. Found Peace
a. Revelation 21:4 NKJV
[4] And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
b. II Timothy 1:7 NKJV
[7] For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
c. Philippians 4:7 NKJV
[7] and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus
2. Found Success & joy
a. Romans 8:37 NKJV
[37] Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
b. Isaiah 54:17 NKJV
[17] No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.
3. Found Love
a. I John 4:9-10 NKJV
[9] In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. [10] In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
4. Found Empathy
a. Psalms 103:13 NLT
[13] The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him
b. Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV
[28] Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [29] Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. [30] For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Prayer Points:
Prayer: So today as we pray enablers that his Kingdom will come (Matt 6:9-13),
1. Verse 9 – 10. A receptive heart to the will of God – in our life
- Proverbs 4:23 AMP
[23] Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
- Psalms 51:10 AMP
[10] Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
- Psalms 119:10-11 AMP
[10] With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You]; Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by wilful disobedience]. [11] Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart, That I may not sin against You.
2. Verse 11-12. His word, our bread for strength & nourishment. What are we feeding on for our strength?
- Psalms 119:105 AMP
[105] Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
- Psalms 119:11 AMP
[11] Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart, That I may not sin against You.
- Matthew 6:14-15 NKJV
[14] “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. [15] But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- Romans 12:2 NKJV continual renewal of my mind
[2] And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
3. Verse 13. Deliverance from temptation
- James 1:13-14 NKJV
[13] Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. [14] But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
- Psalms 23 let God be your Shepherd
- Psalms 91 – let him be your refuge.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT We not don’t lean on our own understanding.
[5] Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. [6] Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.