A series of meditations on prayer
Hier reeks oordenkings is ook in Afrikaans beskikbaar
The 1st Medetation Prayer 01 - Why should a believer pray?
The Previous Medetation: Prayer 05 -Our Father in heaven
The next Meditation: Prayer 07 - Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Prayer 06
Your kingdom come.
Mark 1 v 14 & 15
HCSB
After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee,
preaching the good news of God: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God
has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”
1. Submission of ourselves to God's rule
The coming of the
Kingdom begins with ourselves and therefore we must pray that God will rule us
in such a way through His Word and Spirit that we will submit to Him more and more.
2. Preservation and building up of Jesus' bridal church
Remember, every
believer is one of the living building blocks of Jesus' church. In this prayer,
therefore, there is also a sigh, namely: preserve Your church against its
enemies (that is, our own sinful nature, the world and the attacks of satan)
and let it grow through the proclamation of the gospel.
3. Casting down all enemy forces
With this prayer we
therefore also specifically ask that God will destroy the works of the devil
(that is, the great adversary of God who fights against Him and His Church with
deceit and lies) as well as every power that rises up against God.
Furthermore, it also asks that God destroy all malicious plans against His holy Word, for example, its rejection and falsification.
4. The dawn of the state of perfection
It is also our sigh
and longing for the perfect state of glory at the consummation.