“Thy kingdom come.” (Matthew 6:10, KJV)
When Jesus teaches the disciples how to pray in Matthew 6, the very first instruction He gives in the prayer pattern is kingdom praying. If ever we needed an indication of how important it is to pray for His Kingdom, it is here. But what exactly are we praying for when we are praying kingdom prayers?
If prayers of praise are turning our focus upward, and prayers of confession turn our focus inward, prayers for His kingdom turn our focus outward. Often, we don’t make these prayers a priority because we are too focused on our “stuff,” and it is here that we are missing the forest for the trees.
Kingdom praying is asking God to bring Heaven here to earth, to marry His space with ours, to accomplish His plan. Can you imagine if we started all our prayers here? Matthew 6:33 says to “seek first His kingdom.” What would happen if we didn’t pray for our Earthly needs first, but for those things that matter for eternity?
We may not make an impact on the kingdom of God when we get our prayers answered for that new job, physical healing or clear direction on how to fix a temporary problem. But we can open the door for God to work when we pray for the Gospel to be spread, when we pray for food for the hungry, when we pray for freedom for the enslaved, when we pray for the Lord to “send out workers into His harvest field.” (Luke 10:2, NIV)
And truly, when we are praying for this forest, we are still praying for the trees. We are a part of His kingdom, and when we turn our attention to the things He cares about, then we are opening the door for Him to bless us as well.
Turn your attention outward, sisters. See this world through His eyes, with the love He has for His creation. See His grief for the bruised and scarred state we’re in. And pray.
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”
I comment when I especially enjoy a article on a website or I have something to contribute to the discussion.
Usually it is triggered by the sincerness displayed in the post I looked
at. And on this post kingdom praying | #SheReadsTruth#SheReadsTruth.
I was actually excited enough to leave a thought :-P I do have
a couple of questions for you if you tend not to mind.
Is it only me or does it give the impression like some of the remarks come across as if they are left by brain dead people?
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God desires so much for us. His love for us is so strong. So unconditional. This world is not how He had planned it for us. We live in a fallen world, and it breaks my heart to see so much suffering, and it breaks my heart even more when people blame God for it when He's the One who wants better for us. In this world we will have trouble, but Jesus tells us to take heart, because He has overcome the world! His kingdom here on earth is in the making, but according to Revelation, we must first experience great destruction. Trial by fire. In the meantime, it is our job to pray for the continuation and growth of His kingdom, that more will be saved and come to know the Lord and His great blessings. Amidst the destruction, He reminds us of His all powerful hand on all situations, big and small. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done!
What’s up to every one, as I am in fact eager of reading this blog’s post
to be updated regularly. It carries fastidious stuff.
Eyes on the KINGDOM Sisters in Christ at SHE READS. LIKEd all you comments and so appreciate this study plan, though I just caught it this week and it's almost over, I am doing it with YouVersion and keep coming here reading all your wonderful sharings and insights… May God bless you and your prayers both individually and corporately and especially for His Kingdom. With all the events happening around our world and in so many individual's world falling apart, we need to join together and stand with one another in prayer, looking so forward to National Day of Prayer, May 2nd. This is great preparation for us along with their many resources and small group studies, too. This is excellent SRT team! Keep up the GREAT WORK!
as always…in Christ,
Peggy
I should have edited my comment.Oops, sorry about those mistakes and I should have given the link to NDOP http://nationaldayofprayer.org/
http://commit2pray.com/