Treasures and Worry
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 · Berean Standard Bible
May Your kingdom come. May what You want be done here on earth, just like it is in heaven. This is a bold prayer: let heaven's reality become earth's reality.
When you pray this, you're asking for the world to be transformed. You're inviting God to bring His order, His justice, His love into every corner of your life and your world.
Jesus continues the Lord's Prayer.
This is the most revolutionary prayer ever taught: may earth look like heaven. May God's way replace the world's way.
Three parallel petitions focus on God: His name being hallowed, His kingdom coming (eltheto he basileia sou), and His will being done (genetheto to thelema sou). 'On earth as it is in heaven' (hos en ourano kai epi ges) expresses the vision of earthly reality conforming to heavenly reality.
The petition for God's kingdom to 'come' reflects the Jewish eschatological hope for God's direct rule over earth, inaugurated in Jesus's ministry but awaiting final consummation.
Jesus, continuing the Lord's Prayer.
The prayer envisions heaven's reality invading earth: God's kingdom, God's will, God's sovereignty breaking through into human history.
8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
10Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our daily bread.
12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
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